"Powerful on the palate with flavours to match" Cameron Douglas, MS
Full-bodied style with intergrated oak
Perfect with seafood or pasta made with rich, cream-based sauces
Mystery Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018
Black Market Mystery Wines™ are simply wines we love, with the branding hidden and revealed only when it arrives at your door!
Mystery Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018
Accolades
Awarded 93/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 91/100 Points
Decanter World Wine Awards
Description
"A powerful bouquet of Chardonnay packed with aromas of oak and peach, wood smoke and nectarine, baked lemon and vanilla. Equally powerful on the palate with flavours to match the nose, full-bodied creaminess, medium acidity and lengthy spicy finish. Although the wine finished dry the texture, fruit core and vanilla wood flavours suggest a little sweetness. Drink now and through 2024" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Sourced from vineyards in Hawke’s Bay, this is a rich, barrel fermented Chardonnay with the accent on complexity and fruit weight. Grilled stonefruit, hazelnut and citrus aromas combine with hints of toasty cedar, leading to a silky and long finish.
The fruit for this Mystery Wine was pressed and the cloudy juice was then transferred directly for fermentation into French oak barrels, with 30% new oak, using both inoculated and wild yeasts. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was left on lees in barrel for approximately 11 months to promote texture and mouthfeel.
Sourced from mature vineyards in the Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe sub-regions in Hawke’s Bay. These vineyards consistently produce concentrated, focused fruit at low crop levels. This ensures even ripening and great flavor development.
Food Pairing: Perfect with seafood or pasta made with rich, cream-based sauces or with roasted chicken.
Seal
Payment
Alcohol
Delivery
Awesome! Great prompt delivery at this stressful time and the wine is AWESOME!
Jael - 05/04/2020
Beautiful Chardonnay, perfect flavour for Chardonnay lovers. This is now a favourite for sure!
Georgiana - 03/04/2020
Second order of this Chardonnay and very happy with choice
Liz - 30/01/2020
Beautiful Chardonnay, have just ordered another 12 bottles.
warren - 26/11/2019
A great Chardy with a little bit extra oak influence which we like.
Phil - 08/10/2019
Nealy as hood as 2018 Boggle
Roger - 03/04/2020
Smooth tasting chardonnay, but not enough of a buttery tone.
Kat - 26/03/2020
Fantastic value for money. Buttery & oak filled , just the way we can love our Chardonnay’s
Sandy - 08/03/2020
This is a delicious and very drinkable wine
Michelle - 31/01/2020
Excellent wine will buy more at this price ??
Jane - 20/12/2019
This is a good value for money wine. We are enjoying the drinking.
Marcus - 28/11/2019
Very pleased with this
Gareth - 14/11/2019
Good
Bourke - 22/10/2019
A pretty good chardy for the price
Paul - 13/10/2019
A good strong, if still a little tight, Chardonnay that will benefit with age.
John - 12/10/2019
Great value for money. Would buy again. Quite a big oaky number.
Vicki - 04/10/2019
Refined varietal flavors. Very good value.
Bernard - 03/10/2019
Not a huge fan.
robyn - 03/12/2019
I do prefer the Gisborne Chardonnays but was tempted by the price.
William George - 03/10/2019
Similar Products
Recently viewed
Join our mailing list
Subscribe to receive our email newsletters and be the first to hear about our latest specials, new releases and clearance deals.
User comments (19)
Add comment