Hypatia Chardonnay 2024
Merekara Wines
Pale straw yellow colour. Aroma’s of stone fruit, minerality and delicate floral notes. Full-bodied with ripe fruit and creamy structure, notes of spices and almond, fine oak with fresh acids and a persistent finish.
Delicious with (oily) fish, poultry, dishes profiled by a cream sauce, and semi-ripe white cheeses.
Appellation
Grape variety
chardonnay
Style
Rich & Round
Format
750 ml
Available
€29.95
The winemaker
| Winemaker | Country | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Merekara Wines | Nieuw-Zeeland | Marlborough |
About the winemaker
Merekara Wines is the winery of Jaco and Sandra van Hensbergen. After their career in Dutch gastronomy, they left for New Zealand in 2014 to pursue their wine dream. In 2019 this led to their first wine and from 2021 the range will be complete with three unique wines from single vineyards in the Awatere Valley. In the vineyard, extreme attention is paid to the grapes and everything is done manually. In the cellar there is minimal intervention and a natural approach.
Vineyard management
Practising organics
Details
| Vineyard | The grapes for these wines come from a single plot in Southern Valleys near Fairhall. The clone is 95 on 3309 rootstocks. |
|---|---|
| Vinification | Only the golden yellow bunches are picked by hand. After a cold settle the fruit is 50% destemmed and 50% whole-bunch-pressed. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation in oak barrels of Seguin Moreau and Mercurey, followed by malolactic fermentation with a total maturation of 10 months. No filtering before bottling. |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Ageing potential | up to 5 and longer after harvest |
| Alcohol percentage | 13.5% |
| Closure | Screw cap |
