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Harvest Detail:
100% hand picked
20 - 22/3/06
Brix 23.3 - 24.1
Total acidity 7.4 – 8.3 g/l
pH 3.31 –3.70
Bottling Detail:
14.8% alcohol
5.8 g/l Total acidity
3.40 pH
2 g/l residual sugar
Screw cap
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 |
Chardonnay clones Mendoza, 73% and 15, 27%.
The wine displays the desirable character of elegance with power. This is a powerful wine, but it also shows softness and great balance.
Gimblett Estate 35% and Stockbridge 65%. These vineyards are both situated in the Gimblett Road region of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District of Hawkes Bay, adjacent to each other.
2006 was an outstanding season in the Gimblett Gravels. A wonderful hot, dry summer was followed by an autumn interrupted only by a period of rain in late March. Because it stayed cool over this rain period, fungal disease was not a problem and patience allowed the moisture to move out of the system before harvest.
Carefully selected hand picked fruit is gently whole-bunch pressed to encourage low phenolic pickup and elegance. Only the highest quality free- run juice is selected. This helps to improve the texture and aging ability of the wine. 100% of the juice was fermented and aged in 35% new, 55% one year old and 10% in older French oak barriques. 90% malo-lactic fermentation was used to soften the grape acidity and to compliment the Chardonnay character. Lees aging and regular stirring was used to increase complexity and mouth feel. The wine was blended after 12 months in barrel and bottled in May 2007.
Golden yellow
Pineapples, citrus and “toast and honey” from the oak.
A full mouth-feel of ripe pineapple, pears, figs and grapefruit with mealy, biscuity barrel ferment and integrated oak characters adding complexity. The texture is silky and concentrated, with a longlasting finish.
Rich poultry and seafood dishes
Best by 2009, with a further 4 - 5 years potential. |
