2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Field of Fire' Chardonnay, Canterbury, New Zealand Alta Alella well-exposed site with heavy clay

well-exposed site with heavy clay and yellow limestone soils

before being pressed off to cuve until May

Harvested the 4th of October 2016

The vineyards sit mostly on hill tops

2020 Pyramid Valley Vineyards 'Field of Fire' Chardonnay, Canterbury, New Zealand Alta Alella well-exposed site with heavy clayIf youre in our wine club Leon Circle, you know my feelings about Canterbury. Its a profound terroir defined by limestone, made famous to us years ago by a small biodynamic winery, Pyramid Valley. The wines moved me deeply and made me pay attention. They grew into cult status, the original owner passed away and the wines seemingly disappeared. But, under new ownership,the same limestone driven wines have been brought back to life. With the same strict