Church Road 1 Single Vineyard Tuki Tuki Chardonnay

Already producers of an incredible line up of wines that most would give an arm and a leg for. We’re talking Church Road’s world class TOM, Grand Reserve, McDonald Series, Gwen and Estate range. They thought, heck, there’s always room for 1 more. Introducing, Church Road 1!

Single vineyard wines, hand crafted in small batches and all bottles individually numbered. This is the 2022 vintage Chardonnay using fruit from their legendary Tuki Tuki Vineyard.

Scoring 95/100 with Master of Wine Bob Campbell who said “A distinctive bouquet with an immediate sense of youth and power, an array of scents from flint and lemon to red apple and white peach, to quince, lemon custard and barrel spices. Oak scents are part of the complexities and breath with fine layers of cashew nut and vanilla. A dry silky textured wine touches the palate first with flavours that reflect the bouquet beginning with nut and spice then citrus, a soft flintiness and stone fruits. Acidity is perfectly weighted through the palate adding freshness and a saline touch. Oak is present and provides some breadth, spice, fine tannins and complexity. As the wine becomes ambient and opens out on the palate the flavours and textures begin to melt together. A delicious wine that offers drinkability today or can be cellared offering best drinking from late 2024 through 2030+.”

Church Road have made a name as one of NZ’s most serious Chardonnay producers and this “1” doesn’t disappoint! A rich, complex, high energy wine with good to go now but crafted with the long term in mind too – cellar up to 15 years from vintage.