Our 2019 Hexton Hills SV Chardonnay is a 100% organic wine from the Bell Vineyard in Gisborne. 2019 was a stunning year in Gisborne and we were delighted to be able to harvest this fruit in beautiful condition. Post pressing and settling, the juice was run off to one-year old and seasoned barrels for fermentation and MLF. Post MLF, the wine was matured in oak, on full lees, until January 2020.
“Hexton Hills” Select Vineyards Organic Gisborne Chardonnay 2019 – 6 pack
Original price was: $85.00.$70.00Current price is: $70.00. incl GST
Not heavy, but with great depth of flavour, it shows maturity balancing sweet citrus and grapefruit aromas with delicate oak and nut overtones.
Analysis
Alc 13%
Acid 6.1g/L
Res sugar <1g/L
pH 3.46
Tasting Notes
Colour: Very pale gold in the glass at bottling, but will slowly deepen with time.
Bouquet: A melange of vanilla, cream, sweet lemon, grapefruit, hazelnut, and subtle oak.
Palate: This is a medium weight, rich Chardonnay. It has sweet fruit, beautiful texture and length.
Cellaring
Already approachable, but will cellar happily into the medium term in a cool environment.
Food Matching
The oak ageing makes this wine an excellent match with full flavoured rich dishes, in particular poultry, pork, salmon and crayfish.
Suggested Wine List Description
A subtle, creamy-textured wine, it has very good depth of ripe, peachy, slightly leesy flavours, considerable complexity, balanced acidity and lots of drink-young charm.
