Description: Our Hatters Hill Chardonnay is elegant and smooth. Stone fruit driven with wonderful chalky mineral notes from the limestone soil the grapes were grown in. Well balanced toasty oak complements the nectarine and peach flavours.
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Winemaker: Heather Stewart.
Aroma: Elegant fragrant fresh peach with hints of oak spice and crushed oyster shell.
Palate: Luscious nectarine and citrus flavours with a hint of subtle spice, as well as a rich and alost chalky texture.
Drinking Potential: Drinking now and will continue to evolve positively over the next five years.
Viticulture & Winemaking: The fruit comes from a single vineyard in the south of Marlborough, a unique spot with limestone soils which in turn draw out mineral notes within the Chardonnay. The fruit was carefully monitored during ripening and picked at maximum physiological ripeness. The best bunches were hand picked, and then at the winery whole bunch pressed. The grapes were fermented in new and seasoned French oak barriques and then matured on lees for ten months prior to bottling.
Analysis: Alcohol 13%, Residual Sugar 1.0g/L, PH 3.44, Acidity 5.3g/L
Awards and Accolades
2016 Vintage
4.5 Stars
“A mouthfilling, slightly creamy wine with vibrant grapefruit and peach flavours, fresh acidity, well integrated oak and excellent delicacy, complexity and harmony”.
- Michael Cooper
91 Points
“It is succulent and elegantly weighted… chardming and delectably enjoyable”
- Sam Kim
91 Points
“A stylish wine… Nice purity and an ethereal texture with tangy acidity”
- Bob Campbell MW
4 Star
“A firmly concentrated and intense Chardonnay with stonefruit and citrus fruit entwined with strong spicy, nutty and toasty oak”
- Raymond Chan
