Cellar Selection | Hawkes Bay
Chardonnay
Vintage 2022
Description
Vineyards
Viticulture
Classically Hawkes Bay in style this Chardonnay reveals a fragrant nose of grilled peach and nectarine stone fruit, with complexing cashew characters from subtle French oak. A silken textured mouth feel unfolds with layers of fruit and delicate oak spice, subtle mealy flavours and wonderful acidity.
Fruit from several prestigious Chardonnay vineyards throughout Hawkes Bay feature in this wine. Once harvested and pressed the resulting juice was fermented in a mixture of oak barriques (10% new) and tank with a combination of inoculated and wild yeast. Partial malolactic fermentation has added weight to the mid palate. Maturation on full yeast lees with regular stirring followed in barrel prior to the wine being blended and bottled.
The 2022 Hawkes Bay vintage was warm with frequent late summer rain presenting a few challenges. Meticulous vineyard management ensured the vast majority of fruit was harvested early across the region with generous ripe flavour's and in good condition.
