Man O' War Vineyards

Valhalla Chardonnay

9.112 ratings
8.93 pro ratings
Waiheke Island, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Scott C

Founder / Co-director SR Wine imports

8.8

Buttery oak ,Apple , lemon , gd length

Buttery oak ,Apple , lemon , gd length

Jan 20th, 2015
Brett Jones

Mid gold, oaky, white peach, dry, bright acidity with ripe stone fruit with grapefruit and passion fruit. Deep, long finish.
Not so much Götterdämmerung
more Tristan und Isolde…

Mid gold, oaky, white peach, dry, bright acidity with ripe stone fruit with grapefruit and passion fruit. Deep, long finish.
Not so much Götterdämmerung
more Tristan und Isolde…

Dec 19th, 2014
Megan Quinn

Very dry chard - love it

Very dry chard - love it

Dec 28th, 2015
Jimmy Smith

Director, West and North London Wine School

9.2

no MLF. Gorgeous character, more floral, minerally notes, lovely in style. Sweeter vanilla oak, floral, white peach Apple, slight PM character. 92+

no MLF. Gorgeous character, more floral, minerally notes, lovely in style. Sweeter vanilla oak, floral, white peach Apple, slight PM character. 92+

Apr 23rd, 2015
Concrete

Nice complexity for a kiwi chardonnay, good balance of butter and flint

Nice complexity for a kiwi chardonnay, good balance of butter and flint

Feb 8th, 2015
Nico J. Snyman

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Jun 23rd, 2015
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Oct 30th, 2015