Good Company Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2016

Description

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This Chardonnay exhibits pineapple, citrus and stone fruit flavours combined seamlessly with subtle toasty oak. The palate is ripe and textural and fresh with sweet fruit, lees complexity and subtle oak with an elegant finish.

Beautifully matched with roast chicken, fish and chips and oysters.

The 2016 vintage was another great one for Chardonnay in Hawke’s Bay. The temperate spring yielded a moderate crop which ripened beautifully over the warm dry summer. The 2016 Chardonnay was sourced from a range of vineyards in the Korokipo, Crownthorpe, Bridge Pa, Clive, and Mangatahi sub regions of Hawke’s Bay. These vineyards are characterised by moderate temperatures and free draining soils, perfect for producing high quality fruit.

The fruit was gently picked and pressed to give fine fresh juices with a soft texture. The batches were kept separate and fermented with a range of vessels, temperatures and yeast strains to give complexity of aroma and mouth feel. After aging on full yeast lees with regular stirring the batches were blended and prepared for bottling.