Comments From the Winemaker:
Fresh white flesh peach and citrus blossom with hints of dried pineapple. The palate is fresh and clean with flavours of peach and rockmelon, it is well balanced with a clean lingering finish.

VINTAGE SUMMARY
Hawkes Bay enjoyed a good summer with plenty of hot weather and relatively low levels of rainfall. This meant that in the approach to harvest fruit quality was maximized as the ripening processes began. Some wet weather during harvest proved particularly challenging for the early chardonnay. Because all the fruit was so clean prior to this, and once the sun and drying north westerly winds came back out, damage was mitigated and harvest dates from then on chosen to avoid deterioration in quality or significant disease setting into the grapes.

VINIFICATION
Carefully harvested grapes were gently pressed and cool fermented in stainless steel. Blending of various vineyard components has resulted in a well balanced varietal wine.