Monowai Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2021
Juicy fruit flavours together with supple texture
Wine Orbit
Juicy fruit flavours together with supple texture
Wine Orbit
Description
Apple, Oak, Peach
"An immediate impact of varietal fruit and sweet toasty barrel spices, fresh peach and baked appple, vanilla and a whisper of gun-flint minerality, stony soils and new wine complexity. A smooth satin textured mouthfeel with flavours of stone fruits and tree fruits, some grapefruit and barrel spices combine to give this wine freshness and impact. Fine tannins and medium+ acidity, balanced, well made and ready to drink from 2022 through 2026+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jun 2022
"It's delightfully appealing on the nose showing ripe peach, lemon peel, nougat and oatmeal characters, leading to a nicely rounded palate offering juicy fruit flavours together with supple texture, finishing lingering and tasty. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2022
Aromas of ripe peach abound, with subtle undertones of buttery oak and a refreshing citrus acid backbone, adding layers of complexity. A balance of fresh fruit, malolactic and oak influences have resulted in a full bodied wine with stone fruit flavours, buttery, nutty notes and Meyer lemon freshness.
100% fermented and aged in older French oak barrels, sur lie. 100% MLF. 10 months in barrel before being blended to tank, ready for bottling.
Food Pairing: Roast chicken & mushroom risotto, Roast Salmon with herby cous cous salad & Butternut Squash Cannelloni.
Accolades
Awarded 93/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Seal
Screw Cap
Alcohol
14.5%
Delivery
Delivery from $8.00
Description
Apple, Oak, Peach
"An immediate impact of varietal fruit and sweet toasty barrel spices, fresh peach and baked appple, vanilla and a whisper of gun-flint minerality, stony soils and new wine complexity. A smooth satin textured mouthfeel with flavours of stone fruits and tree fruits, some grapefruit and barrel spices combine to give this wine freshness and impact. Fine tannins and medium+ acidity, balanced, well made and ready to drink from 2022 through 2026+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Jun 2022
"It's delightfully appealing on the nose showing ripe peach, lemon peel, nougat and oatmeal characters, leading to a nicely rounded palate offering juicy fruit flavours together with supple texture, finishing lingering and tasty. At its best: now to 2025" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, May 2022
Aromas of ripe peach abound, with subtle undertones of buttery oak and a refreshing citrus acid backbone, adding layers of complexity. A balance of fresh fruit, malolactic and oak influences have resulted in a full bodied wine with stone fruit flavours, buttery, nutty notes and Meyer lemon freshness.
100% fermented and aged in older French oak barrels, sur lie. 100% MLF. 10 months in barrel before being blended to tank, ready for bottling.
Food Pairing: Roast chicken & mushroom risotto, Roast Salmon with herby cous cous salad & Butternut Squash Cannelloni.
Accolades
Awarded 93/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 91/100 Points & 4.5 Stars
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Seal
Screw Cap
Alcohol
14.5%
Delivery
Delivery from $8.00
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