"It is beautifully fruited & inviting" Wine Orbit
"Showing rockmelon, grilled peach, cedar, oatmeal & vanilla characters, leading to a succulent palate" Wine Orbit
A superb match with barbecued salmon fillets or roast chicken stuffed with lemon & thyme
ME by Matahiwi Estate Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018
ME by Matahiwi Estate Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018
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Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 2019
Description
"It is beautifully fruited and inviting on the nose showing rockmelon, grilled peach, cedar, oatmeal and vanilla characters, leading to a succulent palate that is wonderfully weighted and rounded. The wine offers generosity and textural mouthfeel, well supported by bright acidity, finishing long and appealing" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, 2019
A classic expression of ripe complex Hawke's Bay Chardonnay bursting with lifted aromas of lemon, melon and peach supported by butterscotch and smoky oak. The palate is concentrated and fresh with a creamy texture and smooth dry finish.
The fruit was sourced from mature vineyards in the Hawke's Bay. Planted in the Mendoza and 15 Clones on free draining red metal soils, the vineyards experience warm days and cool nights, excellent for flavour development. The superb 2018 growing season was warmer than average, and the vines responded by producing lovely golden ripe fruit.
The grapes were harvested and the turbid juice pressed to tanks and barriques for fermentation with a combination of selected and indigenous yeast. Once fermentation was completed, the wine rested for an extended period on full yeast lees with regular stirring to enhance the silky texture and subtle autolytic characters. Approximately 30% of the wine went through Malolactic fermentation in the spring to soften the acidity round the palate and enhance the butterscotch flavours. The final blend combines the rich oaky textural elements from barrel fermentation with the aromatic freshness of the tank portions into a seamless whole.
Food Pairing: Delicious on its own this Chardonnay is a superb match with a wide range of foods including barbecued salmon fillets, pan fried flounder in garlic butter, roast chicken stuffed with lemon and thyme, and camembert cheese on water crackers.
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I’m enjoying this wine - pity we can’t get more
Diane - 10/06/2020
A real Hawkes Bay chardonnay. Great value.
Sherrill - 10/06/2020
Awesome wine
Ann - 09/06/2020
Great Chardonnay and great price!
Claire - 04/06/2020
Very acceptable wine for a good price
Peter - 04/06/2020
Just found this beauty a couple of weeks ago - and are you now telling me stock is gone?? I want at least a dozen please!!
Mike - 21/05/2020
its a very easy drinking wine
Angie - 16/05/2020
Such a really good consistent Chardonnay at a value price :)
Ron - 06/05/2020
Beautifully smooth medium bodied wine, subtle and delicious. Will definitely be drinking more of this in the autumn sunshine!
Ian - 01/05/2020
A very nice - would certainly buy again
Ann - 27/04/2020
Lovely
Colleen - 17/04/2020
Absolutely love it and ordered another box. Fully recommend it.
Linda - 17/04/2020
We have not tried this before and think it is superb! Thank you.
Sue - 12/04/2020
Good everyday drop
Heather - 29/02/2020
fair value
Jim - 09/06/2020
Great value
Shelley - 19/05/2020
Very nice, would buy again.
Rowan - 16/05/2020
Lovely, easy to drink drop :-)
Shelley - 13/05/2020
Bought this for my friend she says it is Very nice
Christine - 03/05/2020
A very pleasant chardonnay.Would buy again.
Peter - 30/04/2020
I actually enjoyed this with seafood meals.
Rene - 23/04/2020
Enjoying
Lesley - 18/04/2020
Beautiful
Marilyn - 15/04/2020
A pleasant drop, good value
Anne - 13/04/2020
Yummy smooth chardy. Not too oakey but tasty and great value for money.
Jackie - 11/04/2020
I really like it
Helen - 10/04/2020
Ok everyday wine, not as " oaky" as I like.
Pat - 11/06/2020
a good every day drinking wine
Kim - 26/05/2020
A light buttery Chardonnay. Good value for the money.
Neil - 02/03/2020
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