Main Divide

Waipara Valley Chardonnay

9.012 ratings
8.92 pro ratings
Waipara, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

8.9

Damn good for NZ$16. Great balance of fruit/tropical/apple/faint lime, minerality/chalkiness, oak/lees/ml texture and flavors, faint sweet green herbs. Good finish.

Damn good for NZ$16. Great balance of fruit/tropical/apple/faint lime, minerality/chalkiness, oak/lees/ml texture and flavors, faint sweet green herbs. Good finish.

Mar 21st, 2016
David Kerr

Smells of tart fruit and raw gooseberry and rhubarb. However has a rich sweetness tang, like a sour Sauternes. Good acidity. Tastes earthy with a dry sweetness.

Smells of tart fruit and raw gooseberry and rhubarb. However has a rich sweetness tang, like a sour Sauternes. Good acidity. Tastes earthy with a dry sweetness.

Sep 27th, 2019
Keith Crump

Always enjoyed

Always enjoyed

Jun 30th, 2018
Cristina Munteanu

And the winner is.. Main Divide

And the winner is.. Main Divide

May 30th, 2016
Jeroen Koenen

Fairly fresh and youthful white, nice notes of apple sauce, white peach, butterscotch and vanilla.
Oak in the nose, but not woodsy in the mouth. An honest, true-to-type NZ-Chard. Quite nice.

Fairly fresh and youthful white, nice notes of apple sauce, white peach, butterscotch and vanilla.
Oak in the nose, but not woodsy in the mouth. An honest, true-to-type NZ-Chard. Quite nice.

Apr 25th, 2016
Keith Crump

A 2011 light floral notes good acidity great with salmon

A 2011 light floral notes good acidity great with salmon

Oct 24th, 2015
Alan Westgarth

Alan had this 5 years ago

Alan had this 5 years ago

Dec 31st, 2019
Rick Goebel

Rick had this 6 years ago

Rick had this 6 years ago

Dec 31st, 2018
Keith Crump

Keith had this 6 years ago

Keith had this 6 years ago

Oct 27th, 2018
Alan Westgarth

Alan had this 7 years ago

Alan had this 7 years ago

Feb 6th, 2018