{"id":1407,"date":"2020-05-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/?page_id=1407"},"modified":"2022-10-22T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T23:21:13","slug":"brookfields-marshall-bank-chardonnay-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/brookfields-marshall-bank-chardonnay-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Meticulously crafted, with an engaging personality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h3><strong>Brookfields \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 Chardonnay 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<strong>Grape Varietal:<\/strong>  100% Chardonnay<br \/>\n<strong>Growing Region:<\/strong> Hawke\u2019s Bay &#8211; New Zealand \u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>Owner \/ Winemaker:<\/strong> Peter Robertson<br \/>\n5-Stars \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\nThe \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 Chardonnay is consistently one of New Zealand\u2019s best wines. Start to finish &#8211; from bud burst to the moment of harvest, from the first squeezed drop of juice to the constant appraisal of the wine as it is fermenting and developing in oak barrels. Peter is looking for the qualities required not only to be of the grade to be blended as the \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 &#8211; but of a quality that will also mature and age into a wine of note.<br \/>\nThe wine also pays homage to \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 which was an old family property in West Otago where Dr. Bill Robertson practiced for 45 years. I have had the pleasure of enjoying this wine while it was resting in barrel, so it is always an interesting time, when this wine is released. As the wine becomes accustomed to its new home in the bottle and continues the legacy of a most respected of wines.<br \/>\nThe 2019 growing season was an ideal vintage, and combined with meticulous work in the vineyard, resulted in premium quality fruit. The \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 Chardonnay grapes were grown at their Ohiti Estate vineyards, an inland heat trap some 30kms from the coast.<br \/>\nThe Chardonnay grapes were hand-harvested on 26<sup>th<\/sup> March 2019. On arrival into the winery, fermentation took place in a 50\/50 mix of new and used French oak barriques in a carefully temperature controlled environment. After fermenting to dry, the wine was then lee stirred weekly, re-suspending and integrating complex flavours and character until it was racked. Peter then decided that only 20% of this Chardonnay needed to go through malolactic fermentation, giving a vibrant core to the cuv\u00e9e. The total time spent in oak barrels was approximately 10 months.<br \/>\nAs you pour this wine into your glass you will be greeted by a gold-straw colour with shining hue. This wine has an enticing stone-fruit bouquet, the Chardonnay showcases ripe peaches, rock-melon, along with well-integrated vanilla oak notes, which carry through onto the meticulous and engaging palate. Early on a nectarine and brioche notes are coming through from the use of wild yeast. The partial malolactic fermentation has retained a balanced mid palate vibrancy, highlighting the wines structure, layered complexity, elegance and giving he wine a lingering and rewarding finish.<br \/>\nThis 2019 Brookfields \u2018Marshall Bank\u2019 Chardonnay has 14% Alc.\/vol. Chill gently and serve in a generous white wine glass at 8-10\u00b0C. \n<em>A meticulously-crafted Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnay with an engaging personality.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nCELLARING POTENTIAL:<br \/>\nSoft, cool decanting for the next 6 &#8211; 12 months; plus will age well for another 5 &#8211; 6 years.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nFOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS:<br \/>\nPerfect wine pairing with slow roasted &amp; well-seasoned chicken, turkey, roast pork &amp; crackling with seasonal vegetables, along with creamy vegetarian dishes &#8211; <em>enjoy<\/em>.\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Brookfields-Marshall-Bank-Chard-19-Image-01.jpg\" alt=\"Brookfields-Marshall-Bank-Chard-19-Image-01\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Brookfields-Marshall-Bank-Chard-19-Image-01\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Brookfields-Marshall-Bank-Chardonnay-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PDF-Icon-03.jpg\" alt=\"PDF-Icon-03\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"71\" width=\"280\" title=\"PDF-Icon-03\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3>more wine reviews<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/recent-wine-articles\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1396,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1407","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8106,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1407\/revisions\/8106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}