Makipai Chardonnay Provence Comté and cashew also mesh

Comté and cashew also mesh beautifully with the fruit

Lifted red and black fruits

A distinctive salmon-pink hue

Palate: Fresh and supple

each parcel of fruit was then fermented and matured separately in large format French oak for ten months prior to blending and bottling

Makipai Chardonnay Provence Comté and cashew also meshThe palate is ripe, rounded, and quietly coastal, opening with yellow peach, ripe nectarine, and lemon curd before a gentle wave of vanilla cream, soft spice, and toasted nut adds warmth from the oak. Acidity is fresh but not sharp, giving the wine a smooth, flowing line typical of Gisborneadjacent richness. The midpalate is silky, generous, and lightly textural, showing hints of grapefruit pith, melon, and subtle flinty mineral tension. A faint