A classic, generous Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay
Full, rich palate with lovely citrus & stone-fruit flavours, bright acidity layered with toasty oak complexity
Serve with grilled or roasted seafood & poultry dishes
Te Awanga Estate Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2021
Te Awanga Estate Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2021
Accolades
Awarded 93/100 Points & 5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2021
Description
- French oak
- Grilled pineapple
- Toasted pine nuts
- Bright acidity
"Beautifully restrained and elegantly expressed, showing nectarine, Gala apple, nougat and hazelnut characters with a touch of flinty overtone. The concentrated palate delivers excellent focus and drive, wonderfully enhanced by refined texture and wonderfully pitched acidity" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Sep 2021
A classic, generous Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay with an attractive nose of grilled pineapple, lemon curd, fresh biscuits and toasted pine nuts. A full, rich palate with lovely citrus and stone-fruit flavours, bright acidity and layered toasty oak complexity. Will cellar beautifully for up to five years and with careful cellaring up to ten.
Premium grapes were first grown in Te Awanga at the beginning of last century. The warm coastal climate, gentle sea breezes and shallow clay soils combine to produce award winning wines of great varietal flavour and finesse. Their Mendoza and clone 15 Chardonnay vines range from 14 to 20 years old with a combination of rootstocks. Expert canopy management, including shoot thinning and leaf plucking, has ensured vine health, ideal flavours and clean, ripe fruit.
A combination of machine and handpicked fruit was gently pressed and run to a mixture of new and used French oak barriques and stainless-steel tanks for fermentation. The wine rested on lees for five months where it underwent a partial malolactic fermentation. It was gently stirred every few weeks to add texture and richness before it was blended and bottled.
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