Moko Hills

Moko Hills Chardonnay 2024

Name: Moko Hills Chardonnay 2024
Brand: Moko Hills
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This Bendigo Chardonnay is exceptionally harmonious, showing pure fruit with delicate spice; it's effortlessly creamy and smooth-flowing, with fine phenolics and a lengthy, refined finish.
Candice Chow 96 Points

A lovely interpretation of chardonnay. Fruit is pure and crystalline, with a subtle note of reduction. There’s a little oak influence it sits in the background allowing the fruit to shine. The saline acidity is mouthwatering giving a very focussed, almost laser-like edge to the palate. Really fine.
Jane Skilton MW, Inside Burgundy MW 94 Points

Vintage

The 2024 vintage was a stark comparison to the previous rare 3-year long La Nina cycle - the season started with a significant frost across much of Central Otago. Spring finished warm, with plenty of the classic devigorating NW winds.

Summer continued the trend with warm, and dry weather. We experienced a rare hail event a week prior to veraison, resulting in even lower crop load - Happy winemaker, grumpy accountant.

a warm and very dry season with little wind. This was followed by a long protracted dry spell, with plenty of warmth - a warmer than average season.

As a result of the low soil moisture levels, reduced crop load from spring frosts and late season hail event, vines set with very small berries on compact bunches bringing great wine concentration and tannin structure.

The weather began to cool post-veraison, and the season finished off with a cool steady ripening period.

Wine Making

The fruit contained an even mix of three Chardonnay clones – UCD15, 548 and B95. Whole bunch pressed and full solids to 100% French oak. 10% new in large format 400L puncheons. Fermented with natural yeast. Lees stirring was employed on occasion to promote finishing to dry. 12 months in barrel, and allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation naturally in spring, before being racked to tank and allowed to integrate.

Hand Harvested: 7th April 2024

Bottled on the 7th August 2025

unfined and unfiltered.

pH: 3.39

TA: 6.2g/L

Alcohol: 13.5% v/v

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Moko Hills Chardonnay wine label that depict Kowhai, Honey bees, and native New Zealand bees

The Label

Kowhai – Chardonnay

Each wine has a unique art piece, representing a group of species that embody the encapsulated characteristics of the wine. A homage to these species and a promise of protection.

The Chardonnay label is adorned with the native South Island kōwhai (Sophora microphylla). One of eight kōwhai species in New Zealand.

The kōwhai is accompanied by both the European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) and it’s native counter parts, two Leioproctus Bees. Both these species are integral in pollinating not only the kōwhai, but a range of plant species found at Moko Hills.

Kōwhai is the Māori word for yellow and the name of the Chardonnay block at Moko Hills. Pockets of mature kōwhai overlook the chardonnay block, adorning the hills with a golden yellow come spring. This block is the highest in altitude at Moko Hills at 350 – 370m above sea level, sitting in a natural amphitheatre trapping the afternoon heat. This heat, accompanied with the clay soils, brings richness and depth to the wine while the altitude creates elegance and tension.

Artwork created by the talented Rachel Walker | Walkerillo