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2022 Marlborough Chardonnay, Corofin Winery

2022 Marlborough Chardonnay, Corofin Winery

Marlborough, New Zealand

Oyster Stone

This is Marlborough Chardonnay with precision, texture and a cool saline edge. Lime, grapefruit, nectarine and green apple lead the nose, followed by oyster shell, chalk, almond, subtle struck match and a gentle nutty complexity. It feels focused and finely built, with the Wrekin Vineyard bringing clarity and line, while Folium adds depth and substance.

On the palate, it is pure, textured and beautifully balanced, with citrus drive, ripe stone fruit and a savoury mineral grip through the finish. There is weight here, but not richness for richness’ sake; the lees, oak and natural acidity work together to give shape, tension and length. A brilliant Chardonnay for drinkers who love the feel of white Burgundy, but want something more coastal, precise and distinctly Marlborough.

For when
Roast chicken needs a white with quiet brilliance.

Pairs with
Roast chicken, grilled turbot, scallops, lobster, smoked fish, mushroom risotto, cauliflower cheese, crab linguine, roast pork or Comté.

Corofin’s Marlborough Chardonnay is the estate’s regional expression, but it is far from simple. Drawn from two carefully farmed Brancott Valley vineyards, it brings together Wrekin’s cool precision and Folium’s dry-grown concentration. The result is a wine with purity, texture and real site detail, showing why Corofin has become one of the most exciting names in modern Marlborough Chardonnay.

Whats in the bottle
100% Chardonnay

Notable Awards
94 points, Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak

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Corofin is the artisan Marlborough project of Mike and Anna Paterson, created to explore the region through small-batch, site-focused Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Rather than chasing volume or overt fruit power, Corofin is built around a quieter and more serious idea: wines that transmit place, season and vineyard detail with clarity.

The name has deep family meaning. Corofin was the Paterson family’s spiritual home, named after the village in County Clare, Ireland, from which Mike’s great-grandfather emigrated to New Zealand in 1927. That connection to land and farming sits at the heart of the winery’s approach today.

Corofin works with carefully chosen Marlborough growers who farm with organic or biodynamic principles, focusing on small parcels from distinctive sites such as Wrekin and Folium. In the cellar, the approach is restrained: hand harvesting, indigenous yeasts, gentle handling and no fining or filtration where appropriate.

The 2022 Marlborough Chardonnay is 100% Chardonnay from two Brancott Valley sites: 55% Wrekin Vineyard and 45% Folium Vineyard. Wrekin sits in the upper Brancott Valley and is BioGro certified, with biodynamic farming and clay soils over greywacke parent rock. Folium was planted in 1996, is dry-grown and organically tended, with Southern Valley clay over gravelly silt.

The 2022 season followed several drought-like years in Marlborough. Winter and spring brought more rain, with above-average temperatures, then warmer and drier conditions through November, December and January. Intermittent rain through the harvest period made it a challenging year, so careful vineyard work and selection were essential. Wrekin was harvested on 19 March and Folium on 22 March.

Whole bunches were slowly pressed over six hours, with the harder press fraction discarded. The main press fraction was fermented with high solids in 500-litre seasoned French oak puncheons and two stainless steel barrels, using indigenous yeasts. Fermentation took around ten weeks, followed by full malolactic fermentation and extended ageing on original lees. The components were later kept separately in tank on lees before blending, and the wine was bottled without fining or filtration in December 2023. Alcohol is 13.5%