"A real STONE FRUIT BOMB on the palate" Meg Brodtmann, Master of Wine
Babich have been producing Irongate Chardonnay since 1985 and it has evolved into this richly flavoured, balanced and elegant wine.
Irongate Chardonnay is an intense, richly flavoured wine and is an ideal match for rich seafood and white meat dishes.
Babich Irongate Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2016
Accolades
Awarded Blue-Gold Medal
Sydney International Wine Challenge, Nov 2017
Awarded Gold Medal
Hawke’s Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards 2017
Awarded Gold Medal & 95/100 Points
Global Chardonnay Masters 2017
Awarded Silver Medal
China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017
Awarded Silver Medal
New Zealand International Wine Show, 2017
Description
Peach, apple and sweet oats overlay citrus and spice on the nose with creamy and super smooth seamless entry into a rich and driving palate. Peach and orange rind; cashew with a touch of lemon grass. Great balance power and length.
We have been producing Irongate Chardonnay since 1985 and it has evolved into this richly flavoured, balanced and elegant wine. The vines from this now famous Gimblett Gravels ‘Irongate’ vineyard has select pruning and monitors crop levels closely to ensure excellent flavour concentration in the grapes. Selected parcels of hand harvested fruit were gently whole bunch pressed. The free run was put to French oak, for wild fermentation. After primary ferment the wine was lees stirred to add complexity and build palate weight. The wine spent just under ten months in barrel before assembly and bottling. Recommended cellaring: 3-15 years
Food Pairing: Irongate Chardonnay is an intense, richly flavoured wine and is an ideal match for rich seafood and white meat dishes. Try it with chargrilled squid and lemon butter sauce, or barbecued chicken.
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