Pyramid Valley Vineyards
Field of Fire Chardonnay
Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Hold my phone, y'all, because I'm going to find a vat of this and dive in with a straw. Just... STUNNING. Fresh and alive. Zesty but with this mildew aroma that reminds me of an old rocking chair by the lake but with a salty minerality and long, lingering, exhilarating finish. I feel like I'm drinking from mother nature's bosom.
Hold my phone, y'all, because I'm going to find a vat of this and dive in with a straw. Just... STUNNING. Fresh and alive. Zesty but with this mildew aroma that reminds me of an old rocking chair by the lake but with a salty minerality and long, lingering, exhilarating finish. I feel like I'm drinking from mother nature's bosom.
Apr 21st, 2018
A hint of botrytis, super fine acidity, line and length
A hint of botrytis, super fine acidity, line and length
Oct 3rd, 2016
Up there as the best "new world" Chardonnay that I've had. Balanced body & acid. Happy times.
Up there as the best "new world" Chardonnay that I've had. Balanced body & acid. Happy times.
Nov 10th, 2014Touch reduced. Nice intensity on the nose, good acidy but lacking on the palate.
Touch reduced. Nice intensity on the nose, good acidy but lacking on the palate.
Nov 15th, 2013A later gram from my camera roll because delectable says I have never had a wine from kiwi land and that just isn't true! (I think the SAB is more readily available in AUS than water)
A later gram from my camera roll because delectable says I have never had a wine from kiwi land and that just isn't true! (I think the SAB is more readily available in AUS than water)
Oct 20th, 2013
Interesting NZ chard. Detectable RS.
Interesting NZ chard. Detectable RS.
Dec 16th, 2012
This is wonderful. Full and round. Mouth filling with great body and length. I note it is now quite expensive which is no surprise. Last of the 2015 in my cellar.
This is wonderful. Full and round. Mouth filling with great body and length. I note it is now quite expensive which is no surprise. Last of the 2015 in my cellar.
Mar 28th, 2021This stuff is bloody excellent. Had with chicken with tallegio and breadcrumb crust with baby tomatoes. Perfect accompaniment. Well rounded , fresh but long and complex. A burgundy rival without question. Love it. Tempted to give higher score.
This stuff is bloody excellent. Had with chicken with tallegio and breadcrumb crust with baby tomatoes. Perfect accompaniment. Well rounded , fresh but long and complex. A burgundy rival without question. Love it. Tempted to give higher score.
Apr 16th, 2020
Agreed with Garrett Pierce one of the best if not the best NW Chardonnays I've ever had
Agreed with Garrett Pierce one of the best if not the best NW Chardonnays I've ever had
Jan 27th, 2017Lemon pith, chalk, some peach on the nose. Nice acidity, more lemon pith on the palate. Much more elegant than I'd imagined.
Lemon pith, chalk, some peach on the nose. Nice acidity, more lemon pith on the palate. Much more elegant than I'd imagined.
Jun 21st, 2016