Goldwater Zell
Waiheke Island
Chardonnay 2000

Apellation:
Waiheke Island

Vineyard:
Zell

Winemakers:
Kim Goldwater, Nikolai St George

 
Winemaker Comments
 After a cool spring a near perfect summer prevailed for this second vintage from our Zell Vineyard on Waiheke Island, enabling the grapes to be picked at the peak of ripeness and in perfect condition. The warm Waiheke nights added to the complexity of the wine, enhanced the balance and helped to concentrate the rich fruit flavours.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Pale green gold.
  Bouquet:

 Concentrated aromas of honeysuckle, butterscotch, and stone fruits underpinned with subtle oak.
  Palate:

 Mouthfilling and beautifully balanced with a fine silken texture. The fruit and oak integrate harmoniously and linger delicately on the long finish.
Cellaring Potential
Drinking beautifully now but will cellar well for up to 4 to 5 years.
Food Suggestions
Fish, white meats, pasta.
Short Description
This wine has tightly focused bright fruit flavours, broad and rich palate weight and a luscious mouthfilling finish. An elegant, finely structured wine combining delicacy with power.
Technical Notes
Cepage Chardonnay Clones 6, 15 & 95
  Fermentation French oak barriques
  Maturation 8 months on lees in French oak
  Alcohol 14.2% by volume
  Total Acidity 6.6 g/l
  Residual Sugar Dry
  Date Picked 28 February 2000, Brix 24.2 °
  Date Bottled 12 December 2000
  Production 944 cases made