Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay, Central Otago 2023 Wine (75cl)

The wine

Felton Road Block 2 Chardonnay, Central Otago 2023 Wine (75cl) is recorded as a 2023 other wine made from Chardonnay in Central Otago, New Zealand.

Typical grape profile: Chardonnay — Ranges from crisp and citrussy (unoaked) to rich, buttery and vanilla-scented (oaked). The finished bottle can differ with vintage and winemaking.

The vineyard evidence

The evidence link identifies The Elms Vineyard as named-block with high confidence. The vineyard record lists Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling.

Soil and vine spacing

Recorded soil: Waenga soils on deep schist-derived fan material with loess and calcium carbonate; Lochar schist gravels with thin loess and bands of sandy clay loam. Geology: Schist parent material, ancient lake-bed sediments, alluvial fan gravels and wind-blown loess.

The description contains both coarse and finer material, so drainage and water storage may change between layers or blocks rather than behaving as one uniform soil.

Planting density: 2,667 vines/ha in the original blocks; 4,000 vines/ha in Blocks 10–13.. This describes how closely the vines are spaced.

A soil name is not a bulk-density measurement. BottlePicker only shows soil bulk density where a laboratory or modelled value exists. Texture interpretation follows USDA NRCS soil-water guidance.

Growing-temperature context

Chardonnay: Cool-climate example; typically 1,800–2,500 growing degree days on the °F scale, equivalent to about 1,000–1,390 °C-days accumulated above a 10°C base.

Heat bands use Oregon State University Extension. The OIV climate method treats growing-season temperature as accumulated heat above 10°C, not a fixed daily target.