Esk Valley Artisanal Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2022

Description

Grapefruit, Oak, Peach

"Aromas of place and time, white and yellow fleshed fruits, spice and grapefruit. There’s scents of river stones and clay, complex and new. Lovely weight and textures with a freshness and energy, fine tannins and acidity. Perfectly balanced with freshness form acidity and core flavours that remain persistent adding length and panache. Best drinking from 2023 through 2029+" Cameron Douglas Master Sommelier, May 2023

This is a rich and full flavoured Hawke's Bay Chardonnay. Its flavour profile is a mix of peach, grilled nuts, oatmeal and grapefruit with a subtle oak spice. It is both complex and delicious and a classic expression of Hawke's Bay Chardonnay.

A blend of contrasting Hawke's Bay vineyard sites. Fruit from parcels of old clone 95 vines in Bay View and old Mendoza vines from the Gimblett Gravels provide the wine with richness and texture, while a small parcel of clone 15 vines planted inland on a cooler river terrace at Maraekakaho provides acidity and a flinty grapefruit note.