Matawhero Church House Chardonnay 2025
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Matawhero Church House Chardonnay 2025

$38.99

FIVE STARS 95/100 | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93/100 'Excellent' | Cameron Douglas MS

Matawhero are making some really interesting Chardonnay these days, and this is a real beauty. The 2025 Church House is a generous, full-bodied style, bursting with ripe stonefruit flavours of peach and nectarine, layered with subtle citrus and a delicious hint of toasty oak.

It’s undergone 100% barrel fermentation, giving the wine extra richness, texture and complexity while still keeping everything beautifully balanced. There’s a lovely creaminess through the palate, with the oak sitting comfortably alongside the fruit rather than dominating it. The result is a harmonious, satisfying Chardonnay with plenty of flavour and a long, smooth finish.

If you like your Chardonnay with a bit of weight and richness, but still want freshness and balance, this is well worth getting into the glass. A cracking match with seafood, roast chicken and other white meats, creamy pasta dishes or a good cheese board.

Vegetarian and Vegan friendly.

Volume 750ML
Vintage 2025
Region GISBORNE
Country NEW ZEALAND
Alcohol 13.50%

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Tasting Notes

Sam Kim, Wine Orbit writes "Complex and enticing, the bouquet showcases golden peach, French vanilla, oatmeal, and elegant oak aromas. The palate displays excellent weight and a plump mouthfeel, wonderfully supported by beautifully pitched acidity, making it well-balanced and lingering with delectable flavours. At its best: now to 2032."

Cameron Douglas MS writes "Hues of yellow and polished gold lead to a bouquet of fresh and yellow stone fruits, a sweet grapefruit peel and red apple with a seam of baking spice and nut, then a clay soil idea. On the palate a satin cream weighty texture touches first followed by flavours of stone and orchard fruits then spice and a gentle warmth from the alcohol. Plenty of acidity to offer contrast and mouthfeel along with a tickle of tannins from fruit and wood. Balanced and well made with complexity and charm, ready to drink from late 2026 through 2029+."

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