Hawke's Bay Chardonnay
Textured and elegant, this Chardonnay is ever so lightly oaked, allowing citrus blossom and ripe stone fruit flavours to shine through.
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Golden in the glass and bursting with layers of lemon curd, white peach, and a kiss of toasted oak.
Tasting notes
A gorgeous lightly oaked Chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay.
| Bouquet: | Bright and expressive with citrus blossom, stone fruits and subtle oak. |
| Palate: | Vibrant and textural with layers of lemon curd, white peach, and underlying toast. |
| Food Match: | Beautifully matched with roast chicken, fish and chips and oysters. |
| Dietary Information: | Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet. |
| Cellaring Recommendation: | Enjoy now, or cellar up to 2 years. |
Vintage Summary
Vintage 2024 in Hawke’s Bay brought warm, dry conditions with cool nights, creating ideal growing conditions. Slightly reduced yields resulted in wines with enhanced flavour intensity, balanced acidity, and excellent overall quality.
Winemaking
The fruit was picked at ideal ripeness and gently pressed. The juice was settled and racked off solids then fermented with a range of vessels, temperatures and yeast strains to give complexity of aroma and mouth feel. After aging on yeast lees with regular stirring, the batches were racked, blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.
| Winemaker: | Natalie Christensen |
| Harvest Date: | 7th March – 7th April 2024 |
| Vineyard: | Kereru Road, Hawke’s Bay |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
| Residual sugar: | 3.4 g/I |
| pH: | 3.4 |
| TA: | 6.05 |
