This Chardonnay is all about texture - it glides across your palate with an impressive core, beautiful shape and poise.

Named after Tim and Judy's daughter Rosie, the block sits on a slightly higher elevation to the Home Block, but only about 1km away. For a long time these vines have been punching well above their weight, so they were thrilled to release a single vineyard, organically certified Neudorf Rosie's Block Moutere Chardonnay.

On the nose and seamlessly woven on to the palate there are notes of familiarity, but the wine is so harmonious and intertwined. Oyster shell minerality, cucumber & green tea. Although the oak offers a framework here, there is a humble subtlety to it. The wine finishes with a crystalline & pristine length.

A bright, energetic, sophisticated Chardonnay, destined for greatness.

"Oak is distinct and classic on the nose and palate. Tight and polished and as shiny smart as an expensive marble worktop. Well-honed layers. Made with burgundy in its sights.17 points. Drink 2021-2026."
(Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, February 2021)

"One of New Zealand's most consistently reliable, top-notch Chardonnays, the 2019 Home Block Moutere Chardonnay comes from vines planted in 1978. Barrel fermented and aged in 15% new French oak, it offers up scents of toasted grain and baking spices but backs those with impressively concentrated notes of white peach, pineapple, pear and lime. Those elements all merge seamlessly on the medium-bodied palate, which is plump and generous yet streamlined, with terrific line and length on the silky-textured finish. Drink to 2030."
94 points. Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate (June 2021)