Nga Waka Chardonnay 2024
Trust your Taste
Intense ripe stone fruit and subtle oak give this Martinborough Chardonnay a rich, layered character. Full-bodied and dry, it combines generous flavour with a fresh edge. Try it when you want a Chardonnay with substance, creamy texture and a lingering finish.
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Full body, generous fruit, rounded texture and clear freshness favour Broad palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy full-bodied Chardonnay with ripe fruit, creamy texture and fresh balance.
It may not suit you if you prefer very light whites or dislike barrel-fermented flavours.
Tasting Notes
- Region MARTINBOROUGH
- Grapes CHARDONNAY
Tasting Notes
- Region MARTINBOROUGH
- Grapes CHARDONNAY
How this wine feels
This is a full mouthful, with ripe fruit and lees texture giving a rounded middle. Freshness provides a clear counterpoint, keeping the richness defined. Oak adds a gentle savoury layer, with little tannin-like grip.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
A blend from Nga Waka’s Home Block, Top Block and Pirinoa vineyards in Martinborough.
Fully barrel fermented and aged 12 months in French oak, 17% new, with monthly lees stirring.
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