Mr Glover Chardonnay Marlborough 2016
About the wine
Angels helped this 4th generation grape growing family make their own old-vine Chardonnay
- Ben, your Angel-funded winemaker, says: "Planting these Chardonnay vines in 1988 was a godsend. The free draining 'alluvial' soils in the Dillon’s Point sub-region give the Chard a vibrant, citrus flavor and a lot of depth and texture."
- This wine is vibrant with a capital V, packed with juicy nectarines and a bucket of limes– Ben didn't play up this Chard with big slabs of buttery flavor because he wanted his old-vine fruit to jump out of the glass.
- Thanks to Angels, his family makes Chardonnay off their own vineyard – and they're wrapped (that's kiwi for very very excited!) There are only 500 cases to go around... so Ben hopes every bottle makes it into a New World Chardonnay-loving home.
Best before
3-5 yrs (2018-2020) if you are patient
Serving advice
Open quietly, with a sharp twist to the right - don't make any noise otherwise you will be
ambushed by Mr Glover Chardonnay stalkers and groupies. Once opened - get a few of your best friends around and consume with fun and frivolity and great conversation.
Food match
Crayfish bisque with papa ravioli - hand caught - Kaikoura Coast - Marlborough.
Contains sulphites
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Ben Glover
- Ben is an award-winning winemaker who made truly yummy wines for some of New Zealand's biggest brands, but he really missed making small batches of artisan wine from his family vines.
- Angel funding lets him do just that, so we've got a couple small batches of Pinot Noir and Chard (the same varieties that earned him accolades at Wither Hills) and everything gets the royal treatment, every little detail attended to with care and love just short of giving each individual grape a first and last name
- Ben's a specialist at New Zealand Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - his wines are the golden standard for the entire country!
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