Torea Martinborough Chardonnay 2023
Trust your Taste
White peach and nectarine meet vanilla and spice in this Martinborough Chardonnay. Rich and intense, it has a soft, persistent finish with a fresh edge for balance. Try it when you want rounded stone-fruit flavour and a gentle touch of oak.
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Rich fruit and soft texture balanced by freshness suit 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 rich stone-fruit Chardonnay with soft texture and a fresh edge.
It may not suit you if you prefer completely unoaked whites or very light flavour.
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Style Chardonnay
- Grapes Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
- Region New Zealand
- Style Chardonnay
- Grapes Chardonnay
How this wine feels
Ripe fruit gives the middle some weight, with a soft finish and little drying grip. A fresh line balances the richness, while vanilla and spice add detail. It sits between a very lean white and a heavily buttery Chardonnay.
The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.
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
From selected Martinborough vineyards.
Stainless-steel fermentation with a short period on oak.
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