Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux

Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux is French for ‘the beautiful stones’ and reference to their obvious love for the Gimblett Gravels. Not only is Les Beaux Cailloux Craggy Range’s top white wine – it’s one of New Zealand’s finest Chardonnays and one for the cellar.

That’s if you can lay your mits on a bottle – demand massively outstrips supply every release but we did manage to sweet talk our way into a very small allocation!

This is the 2022 Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux release and it’s absolutely no surprise to see it get near a perfect score straight out of the blocks…

97/100 & Top Rank Award (Bob Campbell MW, The Real Review)
“Dense, rich chardonnay with layers of mineral/oyster shell, citrus/lemon zest, grapefruit, cashew nut and baguette/brioche flavours. Stunning wine that combines power with finesse. Delicious now but with the potential to develop even greater complexity with further bottle age”

Make no mistake – Les Beaux Cailloux is a Chardonnay that could kick it with the finest of fancy French white Burgundy (and would fit right in with its French name). But with only 100 cases made there’s bugger all of it available. Grab it while you can and drink now or cellar for 10-15 years from vintage.