Main Divide Chardonnay
“Year after year this wine always delivers far more than its price suggests.”
Glenda Neil, vinote.com, NZ
2023
92/100
“… An attractive and enticing bouquet … Perfect layer of acidity for balance and freshness. Weighty, balanced, well made and ready …”
Cameron Douglas MS, www.camdouglasms.com, NZ
93/100
“Complex and inviting … excellent weight and fleshy texture …”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
⭑⭑⭑⭑
“Vigorous and vibrantly fruit … good complexity, and a savoury, creamy-textured finish … very approachable, …”
Michael Cooper, The Listener magazine, NZ
18.5/20
“… Ripe phenolics texturise the creamy mouthfeel, along with nutty, flinty elements layering on a lively acid line harmoniously, lending a satisfying and structured finish …”
Candice Chow, raymondchanwinereviews.co.nz, NZ
2022
92/100
“… fresh finish. Reductive and stylish. Chablis-like.”
James Suckling Wine Reviews, jamessuckling.com, USA
92/100
“An impressive bouquet with a reductive gun-flinty quality … I enjoy in this example. Well made.”
Cameron Douglas MS, camerondouglasms.blogspot.co.nz, NZ
93/100
“Stylish and engaging, the complex bouquet shows crunchy apple, apricot, roasted nut and lemon zest aromas with a lovely gun smoke overtone. … Harmonious and structured with a lengthy focused finish.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
2021
90/100
“Reductive nose of burnt lemons, matches, grilled herbs and pineapples. Medium-bodied with tangy acidity. Tasty smoky notes.”
James Suckling Wine Reviews, jamessuckling.com, USA
⭑⭑⭑⭑½
“The impressive, top value 2021 vintage was fermented and lees-aged in French oak barriques … good complexity, and a lengthy finish.”
Michael Cooper, michaelcooperwines.com, NZ
17.5/20
“… great tension of acidity, which adds depth of flavour to every succulent, citrusy and creamy smooth sip. It is one of the best Chardonnays in the country and offers superlative value for money.”
Joelle Thomson, Drinksbiz magazine, NZ
91/100
“… It's flavoursome and generously weighted in the mouth offering complexity and textured mouthfeel well supported by bright acidity.”
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, NZ
2020
93/100
“… Full-bodied, creamy textured, youthful and delicious. A lovely example with just enough power and intensity …”
Cameron Douglas MS, camerondouglasms.blogspot.co.nz, NZ
⭑⭑⭑⭑
“Offering good value, this barrel-fermented, lees-aged wine is full-bodied, with generous, ripe stonefruit flavours, woven with fresh acidity, and well-integrated oak adding complexity.”
Michael Cooper, Winestate, AUS
18.5/20
“… Full-bodied, creamy and delicious, Main Divide Chardonnay always overdelivers on flavour and value for money … It’s a consistently outstanding wine and extraordinarily good value for its modest price.”
Joelle Thomson, Drinksbiz, NZ
90/100
“… An intense, intriguing, complex wine… A ripe, generous, lively wine with plenty of crunchy, limey acidity.”
Stephen Bennet MW and Lynnette Hudson, NZ Wine Rater, NZ