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Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024

  • Bob Campbell MW
    95 Points
  • Michael Cooper
    5 Points
  • James Suckling
    93 Points
Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024
  • Bob Campbell MW
    95 Points
  • Michael Cooper
    5 Points
  • James Suckling
    93 Points
Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024
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Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024

SKU: TSEC202410 UCNZ
5-10 Years
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The Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024 is a sophisticated and vivacious cool-climate wine.

It balances a captivating nose of bergamot, flint, and brioche with a vibrant palate of starfruit and lemon curd, finishing with a distinctive chalky texture and saline minerality.

This vintage reflects its unique site on a north-facing hectare above the Kawarau River, where a rare seam of limestone in the soil helps provide the wine's hallmark tension and precision.

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Tasting Notes

Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024 is a refined expression of cool-climate winemaking, showcasing the unique terroir of a north-facing hectare above the Kawarau River. This elegant Chardonnay captivates with a complex nose of bergamot, flint, and brioche, setting the stage for a vibrant palate that unfolds layers of starfruit and lemon curd. The wine’s distinctive chalky texture and saline minerality create a harmonious balance, highlighting the rare seam of limestone in the soil that imparts exceptional tension and precision.

Crafted from grapes nurtured in a singular site shaped by cool temperatures and limestone-rich soils, the Riverblock Chardonnay embodies finesse and vibrancy. Its bright acidity and mineral undertones mirror the unique geology and climate of the region, elevating this vintage as a testament to terroir-driven viticulture. The 2024 vintage continues the estate’s tradition of producing wines that combine freshness with complexity, making it a standout choice for enthusiasts seeking a sophisticated and lively Chardonnay.

This wine offers an exquisite sensory experience, ideal for pairing with seafood, poultry dishes, or enjoying on its own as a celebration of balance and finesse. The Terra Sancta Estate Riverblock Chardonnay 2024 is a perfect addition to any premium wine collection, distinguished by its aromatic intensity and vibrant structure.

Vinification & Cultivation

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Vineyard Cultivation

Terra Sancta sits at Bannockburn in Central Otago, New Zealand, on land that holds some of the sub-region's oldest vines. The Riverblock Chardonnay comes from a north-facing hectare rising above the Kawarau River, where a rare seam of limestone runs through the predominantly schist and loess-derived soils, lending the wine its hallmark tension and chalky texture. The climate is continental and cool, with warm days, cold nights and low rainfall driving concentration and natural acidity. Farming is meticulous and low-yielding across the estate blocks. Specific 2024 growing-season conditions for the site are not confirmed and should be checked against the winery's vintage notes.

Vinification

In keeping with the estate's cool-climate Chardonnay style, fruit is hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in barrel, with a portion of wild yeast and time on fine lees to build the creamy, flinty complexity noted in the wine. Partial malolactic fermentation softens the acid frame while retaining the wine's saline drive and precision. Maturation is in French oak, with only a modest proportion new so that bergamot, flint and brioche character sit alongside starfruit and lemon-curd fruit. Exact pressing, oak regime, lees duration and malolactic proportion for the 2024 vintage are not confirmed and should be verified against the technical sheet.

About this Wine

Central Otago

Central Otago is the southernmost wine growing region in the world, located at a latitude of 45 degrees south, on New Zealand’s south island. A spectacular landscape makes the region one of the most scenic wine regions if not in the world then certainly in New Zealand. Central to the region is the tourist destination of Queenstown, which is a great base to make wine trips from. Heavy mineral deposits in silt loams are typical for the soils in Central Otago, but is unlike any other region in New Zealand. The Otago region is the countries only ‘continental ’ wine growing region. Pinot Noir is the flagship red varietal, which is very well suited to the regions large diurnal shifts (a large diurnal shift means a big difference between low and high temperatures) and also the regions long, cool and dry autumn. The Pinot Noirs coming out of the Otago region are most often fragrant, lush Pinot Noirs with silky textures and true fruit intensity. Aromatic whites also thrive, in particular Riesling where anything from bone-dry to very sweet can be made. Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and lesser amounts of Chardonnay is also made to a very high quality. Central Otago is in Jancis Robinson’s top five New World wine producing regions.