"Succulent, flavoursome & elegant" Wine Orbit
"Gorgeously fruited showing summer peach, mango, lemon peel & vanillin oak characters, leading to a beautifully rounded palate" Wine Orbit
A great accompaniment to a creamy spaghetti carbonara
Giesen Small Batch Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019
Giesen Small Batch Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019
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Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2020
Description
- French oak
- Ripe stone fruit
- Creamy mouthfeel
- Lingering finish
"This is gorgeously fruited and inviting on the nose showing summer peach, mango, lemon peel and vanillin oak characters, leading to a beautifully rounded palate that's succulent and flavoursome. It's generous yet elegant with attractive complexity, making it fabulously drinkable. At its best: now to 2024" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2020
This Small Batch wine is classic Hawke's Bay Chardonnay, rich with notes of stone fruit delivered with length and a delicious, creamy mouthfeel.
Puketapu, Hawke’s Bay where the best Chardonnay on some of the oldest vines in the region is grown.
2019 will go down as one of the great Hawke’s Bay vintages. Moderate flowering and fruit set in November and December set up the vines for moderate yields which in turn means high quality fruit with intense flavour. Superb weather in early 2019 lasted ensuring harvesting of small, concentrated berries with superb flavour.
Selectively harvested grapes were pressed and the juice was settled for 12 hours before transfer to French Oak barrels for fermentation. A selection of yeast strains were used to both capture and enhance the multitude of aromas and flavours within the fruit. To help develop a creamy texture, the chardonnay was left on lees in barrel for six months. After a barrel selection tasting, the Small Batch Chardonnay blend was finalised, filtered and bottled with minimal handling.
Food Pairing: This Chardonnay matches perfectly with every friends and family get-together. It’s also a great accompaniment to a creamy spaghetti carbonara.
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Alan - 18/01/2021
Well balanced, lovely lingering aftertaste. Perfect gift for Chardonnay drinkers.
Vivianne - 16/01/2021
We love Chardonnay with character and this is one of our favorites. Delicious!
Murray - 02/03/2021
Ok wine. Ok value.
Clayton - 25/01/2021
Good quality and reasonably priced
Russell - 17/01/2021
Consistently good
Ross - 08/12/2020
I have purchased this wine over the last number of years and thoroughly enjoy its flavours
Walter - 28/09/2020
light chardonnay, minimal oak influence, very enjoyable with marinated trevally
Dennis - 17/09/2020
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