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2009 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Lion's Tooth' Chardonnay
- Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 92 / 750ml
- White - Tropical and Balanced
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- from 6 Critic Reviews
- Biodynamic Ungrafted Vines
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Critic tasting note: "(2011) Tighter, more mineral and focused, has that umami streak with a little toasty, reductive and mineral character. Intense on the palate, with a mouth-filling extract that is lemony and dry, with beautiful rounded, almost vanilla notes - but not oak, just a smooth, composed suppleness to the fruit and acidity. Brilliant length." - 93/100, Tom Cannavan
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Highlights
- From Canterbury, New Zealand
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 92 / 750ml
- White Wine – Tropical and Balanced
- Chardonnay
- Pairs well with Chicken and Turkey
- Biodynamic · Ungrafted Vines
Winery
Pyramid Valley Vineyards is a renowned New Zealand wine producer with vineyards in North Canterbury and Central Otago, and also working with fruit from Marlborough. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the main focus, though wines are...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2014-2018
- Alcohol ABV
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13 - 14.5%
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Vineyard Notes
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Planted between 2000-2002 at high density of 11,111 vines/ha and farmed bio-dynamically from inception, Lion's Tooth is a steeply inclined, 0.4ha block on east-facing, limestone-clay slopes with great mineral fertility. 30% clay, 15-20% active lime.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Cheese quiche Starter Course
- Contains: pastry
- Western
- Aigamo rosu Main Course
- Roasted duck with sweet garlic soy sauce
- Japanese
- Buttermilk fried chicken Main Course
- Worldwide
- Plaice Main Course
- Worldwide
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2009 New Zealand vintage was overall good.
In Hawke's Bay, a balmy spring led to an early budburst and flowering followed by an extremely hot growing season, which saw little rain. The harvest was largely a success and the resulting wines were rich and fruit-forward....
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