2017 Paradise IV Chardonnay United States carrying that unmistakable Waipara limestone

carrying that unmistakable Waipara limestone drive

The wine ends up in Stockinger barrels for 21 months

red‑fruited Bourgogne Rouge — charming

and rocky minerality emerging as it opens

Time on solids adds quiet depth and breadth

2017 Paradise IV Chardonnay United States carrying that unmistakable Waipara limestoneIts a full bodied Chardonnay that deliberately goes against the trend of light, neutral styles. Instead, its intense, aromatic, and layered. On the nose and palate, it shows flavours and aromas of white peach and grapefruit, with creamy oak influences. Beneath that are secondary notes like dried flowers, nougat, and brioche, giving it a more complex, slightly savoury character. The wine is described as evolving in the glassmeaning it changes and opens