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Craighall Vineyard is located directly opposite the main Ata Rangi home block on Puruatanga Road. The 20 yearold Mendoza clone Chardonnay vines with their typical small berry ‘hen and chicken’ fruit set are always low yielding, never more so than from the 2005 vintage which was preceded by very cold and wet flowering weather. The upside of such low yields is invariably increased flavour concentration and palate weight. The 2005 is classic Craighall. Succulent peach and ripe, bronze-skinned pear aromatics are buoyed up by a nutty, mealy undercurrent. Oak and tannins are beautifully integrated, barely noticeable, but bring weight, texture and length to the elegant and finely focused palate.
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