Escarpment Estate Chardonnay
$3999each
$479DOZEN
WineryEscarpment
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
Each $39.99
$479.00
Available in cases of 6
The Kirbys and McKennas are airborne winemakers, Escarpment is an artisanal project for both families. For a house that is devoted to the creation of world class Pinot Noir in the Burgundian style, the rendering of a full bodied Chardonnay wine comes naturally. Escarpment have aspired to release a flagship white which can be sibling to the elite single Vineyard Kupe Pinot Noir. Their salubrious parcels yield the exceptional quality of fruit required to realize the ambition and construct a rich golden wine, the pinnacle of New Zealand Chardonnay.
Escarpment allows individual vineyard expression from exceptional sites within the Martinborough region. The vines are planted to alluvial gravel terraces at the base of the Aorangi Ranges, the very hills made famous by the legendary Polynesian voyager who discovered New Zealand. In the search for the perfect site, Larry and Sue McKenna kept coming back to an area that offered the rich mix of elements required to grow and make the finest new world wines. The condusive mesoclimes surrounding the superlative Kupe Block stimulate vines and yield parcels of the finest Chardonnay, barrel fermented in a mix of new and seasoned oak followed by a judicious term of lees maturation.
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Escarpment Artisan Pinot Blanc
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Fruit PinotBlanc
Regions Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $29.99
  $359.00
Available by the dozen
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Escarpment Artisan Pinot Gris
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Fruit Pinot Grigio
Regions Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $29.99
  $359.00
Available by the dozen
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Escarpment Artisan Pinot Noir
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Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $31.99
  $383.00
Available in cartons of six
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Escarpment Estate Chardonnay
WineryEscarpment
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $39.99
  $479.00
Available in cases of 6
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Escarpment Estate Pinot Noir
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Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $49.99
  $599.00
Available in cases of 6
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Escarpment Pinot Noir Kiwa
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Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $67.99
  $815.00
Available in cases of 6
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Escarpment Pinot Noir Kupe
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Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $84.99
  $1019.00
Available in cases of 6
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Escarpment Pinot Noir Pahi
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Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $67.99
  $815.00
Available in cases of 6
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Escarpment Pinot Noir Te Rehua
WineryEscarpment
Fruit Pinot Noir
Regions Wellington Martinborough
  New Zealand
  Each $67.99
  $815.00
Available in cases of 6
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About Escarpment Winery
Situated just 5 kilometres east of Martinborough village, Escarpment's 24 hectares of distinctive alluvial gravel, terraced land stretches out along the banks of the Huangarua River
Overlooking the vineyard are the Aorangi Ranges, the very hills made famous by Kupe the great Polynesian voyager who discovered New Zealand, according to Maori legend. Kupe left his three canoes, Nga Waka, on top of the range, giving rise to the now familiar landmark of the district, the three flat-topped hills on top of the range, which resemble unturned canoes. This warrior and his story provide the inspiration for the vineyard's distinctive brand and logo Escarpment»