2024 Founders' Cellar Unoaked Chardonnay

A vibrant expression of Marlborough, the 2024 Unoaked Chardonnay opens with aromas of ripe apples and orchard blossom, leading to a juicy palate of white nectarine, bright lemony acidity, and a hint of saline, finishing fresh and balanced.

The wine comes from two key sites: 40% from organically managed vineyards east of Blenheim, with richer soils for fruit-forward flavours, and the rest from our Mustang vineyard in the Southern Valleys, where high-clay soils create ideal conditions for Chardonnay.

Hand-picked and fermented in a concrete “Barbar” and a terracotta “elephant urn,” the juice underwent spontaneous fermentation, malolactic conversion, and 15 months on lees. The result is a pure, lively Chardonnay—approachable, refined, and well worth savouring.