Cloudy Bay Chardonnay 2020

Nok er Cloudy Bay kendt for at have sat newzealandsk Sauvignon Blanc på verdenskortet, men bare vent til du smager deres Chardonnay i årgang 2020, der storroses med helt op til 95 points hos anmelderne.

Glæd dig til en luksuriøs, cremet Chardonnay med solmodne, tropiske frugtnuancer, der suppleres af vidunderlige fadkrydderier fra den 11 måneder lange lagring på franske egetræs-barriques.

Cloudy Bay i topform, der snildt kan sidde til bords med de store hvide bourgogner!  

Anmeldelser af Cloudy Bay Chardonnay 2020

95/100 Toni Paterson

94/100 Huon Hooke

93/100 James Suckling
“A lovely nose of meyer lemon, wild thyme, wet stone and white peaches. Medium-bodied with a juicy texture. Flavorful and persistent with a line of acidity that runs the length of the palate. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”

5/5 Stars Michael Cooper
"A powerful Marlborough wine with impressively concentrated, savoury, lemony, mealy flavours and a proven ability to mature well over the long haul. The grapes are sourced from numerous company-owned and growers' vineyards at Brancott, Fairhall, Benmorven and in the Central Wairau Valley. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barriques (typically 15 per cent new), lees-aged in barrels, and most goes through a softening malolactic fermentation. The refined 2020 vintage should be long-lived. Bright, light lemon/green, it has a fragrant, citrusy, mealy bouquet. Fresh, full-bodied and savoury, it has youthful, peachy, citrusy flavours, finely integrated oak, impressive vigour and complexity, lively acidity and a lingering finish. Best drinking 2024+."

Nyd Cloudy Bays Chardonnay til stegte frisk og skaldyr, sushi, tapas, grillet fjerkræ, cremet pasta, svampe og nøddeagtige oste. Servér ved 10-13°C

Vinen er fremstillet på 100 % Chardonnay, som Cloudy Bay høster fra husets egne marker i Brancott, Fairhall, Benmorven og i den centrale del af Wairau Valley i Marlborugh. Vinen gærer i franske egetræs-barriques, hvor den også gennemgår delvis malolaktisk gæring. Der anvendes 15 % ny eg i modningsprocessen, der varer i alt 11 måneder.