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2022 North Canterbury Chardonnay, Pyramid Valley Your Store

2022 North Canterbury Chardonnay, Pyramid Valley

North Canterbury, New Zealand

Pyramid Valley, established by Mike and Claudia Weersing, is a boutique powerhouse in Waipara’s limestone-rich Omihi Hills. They harness old vine Mendoza clones (planted 1982–1990) on cool clay soils to craft site-specific Chardonnay known for its balance of finesse and depth.

The wine presents a subtly hazy, lemon-gold hue. The nose reveals layered aromas of grilled nuts, citrus zest, delicate florals, and a faint hint of lemon rind. On the palate, mouth-watering acidity drives a laser-focused profile featuring vibrant citrus, toasted nut complexity, and a creamy mid-palate, all wrapped in a saline signature. This is a classic North Canterbury Chardonnay, fully ripe, texturally refined, and built for both early enjoyment and medium-term cellaring. 

Whats in the bottle
Chardonnay 100%

Notable Awards
Earned 93 points from Wine Enthusiast: “strikes a lovely balance between richness and brightness… lemon curd and white peach, with mouthwatering acidity” Scored 94 points from Wine Advocate: “expressive and exotic… layers of dehydrated orange peel, graphite, white pepper… rich and sapid, staining the palate… tightly restrained”

£36.95 - £36.95
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£36.95 - £36.95
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The wines of Pyramid Valley are born in the dramatic limestone and clay-derived soils and slopes of the estate farm in Waikari, North Canterbury. A unique high-altitude site that is home to some of the most profound Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines in the world. Mike and Claudia Elze Weersing spent 15 years searching the world to find this perfect place, which they finally purchased in 2000. Together, Mike and Claudia created remarkable wines for close to 20 years that have been recognised the world over. Fast-forward to 2017, when good friends Brian Sheth and Steve Smith realised their long-held vision of realising a wine dream together – to craft impeccable wines and inspiring experiences they could share – by purchasing Pyramid Valley. In 2018, Estate Manager and Winemaker Huw Kinch took on the role of guiding the new chapter at Pyramid Valley. The wines are produced from the original vineyards in North Canterbury as well as in Central Otago from the Pyramid Valley Mānatu vineyard, named after the ribbonwood (mānatu) tree. The launch of the 2022 Botanicals collection represents the pinnacle of their achievements at Pyramid Valley. Each wine is named after the common colloquial name of the meadow plant dominant in its respective vineyard block, and since their release in 2006, they have created a new dimension for fine New Zealand wine, illustrating the incredible impact of this remarkable vineyard on the sense of wine. They are wines that truly breathe of their place.

Hand-picked and fermented with natural vineyard yeasts and aged in 20% new French oak barrels and 38% in a concrete Tulipe for 12 months before settling in a concrete Tulipe on light lees for a further 5 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Country
New Zealand

Producer
Pyramid Valley

Region
South Island

Grape
Chardonnay

Size
750ml

Sub-Region
North Canterbury

Types
White Wine

Vintage
2022