Meltwater Marlborough Chardonnay 2019

Meltwater Marlborough Chardonnay is a wild-fermented Omaka Chardonnay made as Corofin's second label.

Mike Paterson built this label to put honest Marlborough wine on the table at a fair price, and the winemaking gives nothing away to his top bottlings. Fruit from a sustainably farmed vineyard in Omaka was hand-harvested into small bins and pressed as whole bunches, then fermented on indigenous yeast — 75 per cent in three-year-old French barrels, the rest in stainless. Full malolactic conversion followed, with six to eight months on lees and no stirring whatsoever. Racked to tank to settle, it was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Ripe pear, peach and oatmeal on a hedonistic nose, then a chalky, taut palate carrying nectarine, pear and an iodine note into a driven finish. Dry and harmonious. Serve at 12 degrees with roast pork, chicken pie, or grilled flathead.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.