Winery Rapaura SpringsReserve Marlborough Chardonnay
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay from the Winery Rapaura Springs
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay of Winery Rapaura Springs in the region of South Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay of Winery Rapaura Springs in the region of South Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay
The Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay of Winery Rapaura Springs matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of veal cutlets with savoy tomme, pumpkin and tuna gratin or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rapaura Springs's Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Marlborough Chardonnay from Winery Rapaura Springs are 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Rapaura Springs
The Winery Rapaura Springs is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Marlborough to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marlborough
World reference for Sauvignon Blanc: aromatic, exuberant whites with signature notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, grapefruit and cut grass, sharp lively acidity and an iodised finish. King grape on 71% of the vineyard since 1972. Also fine, silky Pinot Noir (cherry, plum, spice), taut Chardonnay and lively Riesling. Traditional-method sparklers on the rise.
The wine region of South Island
New Zealand's southern island, cradle of the country's great wines. Sauvignon Blanc signature in Marlborough (~80% of national vineyard): explosive and tropical with grapefruit, passion fruit, boxwood, cut grass and mineral touch — global benchmark. Pinot Noir star in Central Otago (among the most southerly) and Waipara: airy with cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, thyme. Taut Riesling, precise Chardonnay, floral Pinot Gris.
The word of the wine: Mouth
The mouth is the third stage of wine tasting after the eye and nose. In the mouth, the taster identifies the aromas through the retronasal route, the flavours and the texture. It is in the mouth that the overall balance of the wine is apprehended.
