COLOUR
White
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2024
GRAPE
Chardonnay
PRODUCER
Greywacke Vineyards
REGION
Marlborough
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Full
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Pronounced
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Greywacke is the personal venture of Kevin Judd, one of Marlborough's pioneer winemakers who spent 25 years directing the winemaking at Cloudy Bay. Established in 2009, the estate is named after New Zealand's ubiquitous grey riverbed stones. The winery focuses on low-intervention, texture-driven wines that showcase a sophisticated side of Marlborough. Each bottle features Judd's own professional landscape photography, reflecting his dual passion for wine and visual art.
ALCOHOL
14.0%
AVG. PRICE
€32
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
10-12°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Greywacke is named after the rounded, grey river stones that dominate the soils of Marlborough's Wairau Plains.
Fact 02
Founder Kevin Judd was the founding winemaker at Cloudy Bay, helping to establish Marlborough on the global wine map.
Fact 03
Every bottle features a unique black-and-white landscape photograph taken by Kevin Judd himself.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The fruit is hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed using low-pressure cycles. The un-settled juice is then transferred directly into French oak barriques (approximately 20% new), where it undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous wild yeasts. The wine undergoes 100% complete malolactic fermentation in barrel, with occasional lees stirring (bâtonnage) to build texture and complexity. It is aged for 11 months in oak before being racked and settled prior to bottling.
