Winery StoneleighChardonnay Rapaura Series
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 Chardonnay Rapaura Series from the Winery Stoneleigh
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chardonnay Rapaura Series of Winery Stoneleigh in the region of South Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Chardonnay Rapaura Series of Winery Stoneleigh 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 Chardonnay Rapaura Series
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay Rapaura Series
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Rapaura Series
The Chardonnay Rapaura Series of Winery Stoneleigh matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of rabbit with hunter's sauce, sardines with escabeche or goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Stoneleigh's Chardonnay Rapaura Series.
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 Chardonnay Rapaura Series from Winery Stoneleigh are 2018, 2014, 2019, 2015 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Stoneleigh
The Winery Stoneleigh is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 42 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: Young
A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.
