"Succulent & expansive" Wine Orbit
Lemon curd, crème brûlée, toasted cashew with a slight touch of flint and smoke
Delicious own its own, or a wonderful partner for both simply prepared and fuller flavoured seafood, and white meat dishes
Te Mata Estate Vineyards Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2017
Te Mata Estate Vineyards Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2017
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Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2018
Description
"The wine is attractively fruited and beautifully fragrant with ripe stone fruit, rockmelon, vanilla and hazelnut characters. The palate is succulent and expansive, displaying lovely mid palate weight and creamy mouthfeel, finishing long and comforting. Wonderfully balanced and flavoursome, while remaining elegant and poised." Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Nov 2018
2017 was a spectacular Chardonnay harvest in Hawke’s Bay. Estate Vineyards Chardonnay ’17 is a pure expression of this exceptional quality. The colour of Hawke’s Bay sunshine, it’s superbly fragrant on the nose with lemon, white peach, popcorn and fresh pineapple. The palate opens out to lemon curd, crème brûlée, toasted cashew with a slight touch of flint and smoke. The incredible 2017 Chardonnay fruit concentration, with vibrant and juicy acidity, gives a liveliness and lingering finish to this wine that just goes on and on. Estate Vineyards Chardonnay ’17 – refined and resplendent.
Estate Vineyards Chardonnay ’17 combines the best of traditional and modern winemaking. Traditional whole-bunch pressing, barrel fermentation, barrel maturation on gross lees, and malolactic fermentation were all used on a portion of the wine to enhance the complexity, richness and integration. Modern de-stemming and tank fermentation was used for the remainder of the grapes to preserve the vibrant varietal aromas and clear, fresh fruit expression. Estate Vineyards Chardonnay ’17 will continue to evolve in bottle for two to four years from harvest.
Food Pairing: Estate Vineyards Chardonnay ’17 is delicious own its own, or a wonderful partner for both simply prepared and fuller flavoured seafood, and white meat dishes.
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