Description
This chardonnay was crafted from the excellent 2021 Hawkes Bay harvest. After a dry warm growing season we harvested the perfectly ripened fruit off our Limeworks Vineyard. Post pressing and settling the juice was run off to barrel (20% new American) for fermentation and MLF. The wine was left on lees for 9 months barrel maturation and lees contact. The barrels were emptied in January 2022, and the wine was fined, filtered, and bottled.
Awards
92 pts The Real Review
94 pts Wine Orbit
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
dry
1.0 g/l residual sugar
6.4 g/l acidity
3.33 pH
Vinification
Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: no
Bottling
Closure: Screw top