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OSTLER Chardonnay, Waitaki Valley 2024 Bottle
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Ostler Chardonnay, Waitaki Valley
Ostler sources this Chardonnay from their Clos Ostler site in North Otago's cool Waitaki Valley, a sub-region distinguished by its ancient limestone deposits and gravel soils. Jim Jerram established the vineyard to capture the tense, mineral-driven profile possible in one of New Zealand's southernmost and most marginal viticultural outposts.
Winemaker Jeff Sinnott ferments the hand-picked fruit using indigenous yeasts in French oak barriques, keeping the proportion of new wood modest to retain purity of origin. The wine undergoes partial malolactic fermentation and rests on lees with minimal stirring, building texture whilst preserving natural acidity.
The glass opens with white peach, lemon blossom, and crushed wet stone. On the palate, focused citrus and crisp nectarine meet flinty tension and a discreet toasted nut character from the oak. A distinct line of chalky acidity defines the finish, giving this release immediate drive and cellar potential.
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Jim Jerram, the co-founder of Ostler Vineyards, is one of those pioneers. He planted 8ha of vines on a limestone-based slope in 2001, after 29 years as a GP. ‘We saw the site and thought it was a mini Côte d'Or. It’s on an escarpment too, above the main valley floor, so we get away from frost pockets,’ he said.
Ostler's 2008 Caroline's Vineyard Pinot Noir was the first vintage to make an impression, followed by excellent 2009 and 2010 efforts. After a slightly skeletal example in the cool 2011 vintage, showing the precariousness of this region, it is back on form with its current release: 2013.’Rebecca Gibb MW.
