Greywacke Chardonnay

Greywacke was founded in 2009 by Kevin Judd – the first winemaker of Cloudy Bay – who helped put Marlborough firmly on the world wine map.

Greywacke Chardonnay is named after the region’s rough, stone-strewn sandstone and clay soils that lend its wines a minerally elegance.

Kevin majors on Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, as you’d expect of Marlborough, but also does a little of this truly majestic, Burgundy-style Chardonnay. Hand-picked grapes, wild yeasts, all fermented in part new oak barriques, with malolactic fermentation and lees ageing. No wonder it’s so good!

”Wild yeasts and fermenting and ageing in French oak barriques help to explain why this Kiwi upstart is so darned delicious. With layer after layer of rich, seductive, savoury, nutty flavour, and terrific sandalwood spice, it’s a Kiwi star. Just the ticket with poached salmon.” Jane MacQuitty, The Times.