Neudorf Tiritiri Chardonnay 2020
Volume: 750ml
Tiritiri Chardonnay comes from three sites within the Moutere Hill’s, including the young vines at Neudorf’s own Rosie’s Block.
Chardonnay offers the winemaker many choices . This is evident in our own portfolio of the classic, although contemporary, Moutere wines next to our exploration of amphora ageing. One thing is for sure – Chardonnay is a wonderful drink and
Tiritiri embodies this.
Classically N eudorf, in restraint and modernity, Tiritiri is a Chardonnay lover’s package. A balanced collaboration of fruit, oak, acidity and finesse.
The wine from nose to palate is generous without ever being overblown. There’s a warm familiarity of juicy, summer fruits intertwined with sea-air minerality. Todd’s use of oak frames the wine guiding it gently, without demanding attention. All elements are laced together with a fine strand of acidity on the back palate, leaving a long, refreshing and moreish finish.
Winemaking
Sites: Neudorf Rosie’s Block; S & P Anderson’s Vineyard; A Bauer & K Schoch’s Vineyard.
Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Clonal Selection: Mendoza, 15, 95, 8021
Hand Harvested: 100%
Soil Type: Moutere Clay Gravels (100%)
Harvest: 19th – 28th March 2020
Processing: 100% whole bunch press. No or minimal settling.
Fermentation: 100% Wild Yeast, high solid fer men ta tion.
Fermentation Vessel: 100% barrel fermentation, 12% new. French Oak – medium toast.
Maturation: 10 months on full lees with monthly battonage until start of malo.
Malolactic: 100% natural spring malo