Babydoll Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020

Description

• Subtle oak
• Pineapple
• Stonefruit
• Elegant finish

This beautiful pale-gold Chardonnay has aromas of pineapple, citrus and stone fruit with subtle oak spices. The palate is ripe, textural and sweet fruited with an elegant finish. Enjoy now, or cellar up to 2 years.

We were incredibly lucky to be granted permission to create these wines during the global pandemic crisis. For this reason, our 2020 wines carry some very unique memories. The 2020 Hawke’s Bay growing season started earlier than usual, and was relativity dry except for light spring rains. Disease pressure was low, and temperatures were slightly cooler than usual maintaining beautifully clean fruit with natural balance and concentration.

The fruit was picked at ideal ripeness and gently pressed. The juice as settled and racked off solids then fermented with a range of vessels, temperatures and yeast strains to give complexity of aroma and mouth feel. After aging on yeast lees with regular stirring, the batches were racked, blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Food Pairing: Beautifully matched with roast chicken, fish and chips and oysters.

Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and a gluten free diet.