2024 Ata Rangi Pōtiki Chardonnay 750ml

Description

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The 2024 Ata Rangi Pōtiki Chardonnay is a beautifully composed cool-climate Chardonnay from the iconic Ata Rangi estate in Martinborough, New Zealand. The word Pōtiki means “last born” in Māori, reflecting this wine’s role as a younger, more accessible sibling within the estate’s Chardonnay range, while still carrying the precision and pedigree of one of New Zealand’s greatest producers.

The 2024 vintage delivered excellent conditions for white wine production, with a long, even ripening period that preserved natural acidity while allowing fruit to reach full aromatic expression. The result is a Chardonnay that balances freshness, texture, and subtle complexity.

Fruit is sourced from a selection of newer and established estate vineyard parcels across the Martinborough Terrace. Winemaking follows a Burgundian-inspired approach: barrel fermentation in French oak puncheons, use of indigenous yeasts, and extended lees ageing for around 11 months, contributing depth and a refined textural quality without overpowering the fruit.

The bouquet is elegant and expressive, showing white peach, nectarine, lemon curd, and ripe pear, layered with delicate notes of cashew, blanched almond, and citrus blossom. Subtle flinty and mineral undertones add lift and precision.

On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, smooth, and finely textured, with a core of stone fruit and citrus-driven freshness. The lees influence adds a gentle creaminess, balanced by vibrant acidity that keeps the wine focused and energetic.

The finish is clean, long, and poised, with lingering notes of white peach, lemon zest, almond, and subtle mineral spice. While immediately approachable, it also has the structure to evolve gracefully over the next 5–8 years, developing more nutty, savoury complexity with time.

Refined, balanced, and quietly expressive, the 2024 Pōtiki Chardonnay is a standout example of modern Martinborough Chardonnay—combining purity of fruit with subtle winemaking detail.