"Wonderfully ripe & gorgeously complex" Wine Orbit
From stonefruit to hazelnut to cedar; this Hawke's Bay Chardonnay has it all!
Perfect with seafood or pasta made with rich, cream-based sauces or with roasted chicken
Mystery Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
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Mystery Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
Accolades
Awarded 94/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021
Description
- French oak
- Grilled stonefruit
- Cedar & hazelnut
- Long finish
"Wonderfully ripe and gorgeously complex, showing golden peach, baked fig, vanillin oak and brioche characters on the nose, followed by a concentrated palate offering terrific fruit power combined with elegant oak infusion, finishing impressively long and delectable. At its best: now to 2026" Sm Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2021.
Grilled stonefruit, hazelnut and citrus aromas combine with hints of toasty cedar, leading to a silky and long finish.
Sourced from vineyards in Hawke’s Bay, this is a rich, barrel fermented Chardonnay with the accent on complexity and fruit weight. The fruit for this wine was sourced from mature vineyards in the Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe sub-regions in Hawke’s Bay. The vineyards are planted in two different clones of Chardonnay, Mendoza and Clone 15. These vineyards consistently produce concentrated, focused fruit at low crop levels. This ensures even ripening and great flavor development. Already enjoyable, this wine will continue to improve over the next 3 to 7 years.
The fruit for this 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 approx. 11 months to promote texture and mouthfeel.
Food Pairing: Perfect with seafood or pasta made with rich, cream-based sauces or with roasted chicken.
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Complex and delicious and if you have any left, I'm ordering again!
Sarah - 05/07/2021
My favourite Chardonnay had to order another dozen
Lucy - 24/06/2021
Really good Chardonnay, liked it so much bought another 6.
Vivianne - 08/06/2021
An outstanding chardonnay. Thoroughly enjoyed the first bottle and looking forward to working our way through the rest!
Kerry - 08/06/2021
Love it. So drinkable I have ordered 12 more bottles!
Sue & Tom - 08/06/2021
Bought as mystery wine. First one box of 6 then doubled that when I saw what it was and tried it. Amazing value for money for this top Chardonnay.
Merryl - 07/06/2021
Fantastic value
Glenn - 06/06/2021
Intense Chardonnay flavours. Medium oaky overtones, with complex ripe fruit flavours coming through. Very good value for money.
Paul - 06/06/2021
excellent value for money
Chris - 06/06/2021
delicious chardonnay
Lee - 05/06/2021
Absolutely delicious. A nice clean tasting Chardonnay in which the grape taste is not buried in overpowering flavours as Chardonnay used to be in NZ
Cliff - 03/06/2021
Delicious!!!!!
Scott - 03/06/2021
Really nice chardonnay, very smooth ??
Jill - 31/05/2021
Great wine and excellent value. Have ordered more.
Alan - 30/05/2021
A yummy Chardonnay and great value
Pip - 26/05/2021
Excellent value. Immediately bought another half dozen. This wine is drinkable now but will most definitely cellar.
Norman - 25/05/2021
Our new favorite wine. Amazing price for a really good quality wine. The best vintage yet. Have already bought several cases.
Diana - 24/05/2021
Absolutely deliciously smooth and rich Hawke's Bay chardonnay at an amazing price.
Catherine - 21/05/2021
Great lovely wine
Colleen - 21/05/2021
Oaky smooth taste. Great value
Gary - 21/05/2021
excellent value
Shaun - 21/05/2021
sensational Smokey and Woody very GOOD BUY
Dayle - 21/05/2021
The best chardonnay I have ever had for the price. Excellent buy
Russell - 20/05/2021
Well made but incredibly stinky (sulphides) on opening. Fortunately I keep old copper coins and dropped a 1912 penny in the glass for half a minute and this cleaned it up really quickly. If it wasn't for this the wine would have disappointed.
Peter - 18/06/2021
Always very happy with this chardonay
Chris - 10/06/2021
Yum
Mike - 04/06/2021
Pleasant drinking and a good price!
Kevin - 04/06/2021
Very good Chardonnay for the price.
Robyn - 28/05/2021
Excellent wine again
warren - 25/05/2021
Smooth, buttery Chardonnay. Great value for money.
Simon - 24/05/2021
Found it very drinkable
Neville - 23/05/2021
Am enjoying this wine, thank you
Joyce - 23/05/2021
Love this wine and will hopefully buy more!
Dallas - 21/05/2021
An enjoyable wine. Good value for the money
Graeme - 21/05/2021
Good drinking and reasonably priced. Would buy again.
Joe - 21/05/2021
It lacked a little in after taste
Anne - 31/05/2021
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