Pask Declaration Gimblett Gravels Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019

Description

• French oak
• Stonefruit
• Grapefruit
• Balanced

Golden straw colour, delicate aromas of white and golden stonefruits with a hint of grapefruit peel. A lovely balanced palate shows yeast autolysis and toasty oak flavours.

A challenging spring preceeded an extremely long, warm summer with January recording 3.5º C above average temperatures. February through to March was dryer than normal leading to optimal picking conditions late April. A favourable vintage has been well rewarded.

Harvested early March 2019, a blend of clone 15 and mendoza from our Settlement 1 block on the Gimblett Gravels. Hand picked and whole bunch pressed directly to barrel. Fermented with indigenous yeast, aged in barrel for 10 months.