Mystery Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2022 (04)

Mystery Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2022 (04)French oak White stone fruit Nougat & oatmeal Creamy texture "Refined and elegant, the wine shows white flesh stone fruit, lemon peel, nougat and oatmeal nuances on the nose. The palate displays excellent focus and persistency, wonderfully complemented by creamy texture and bright acidity. Finely layered and flowing, finishing splendidly long and enticing. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit This Mystery Chardonnay is a rich barrel fermented

• French oak
• White stone fruit
• Nougat & oatmeal
• Creamy texture

"Refined and elegant, the wine shows white flesh stone fruit, lemon peel, nougat and oatmeal nuances on the nose. The palate displays excellent focus and persistency, wonderfully complemented by creamy texture and bright acidity. Finely layered and flowing, finishing splendidly long and enticing. At its best: now to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

This Mystery Chardonnay is a rich barrel fermented wine in the classic style, with the accent on complexity and fruit weight. 

The fruit for this wine is sourced from two great vineyards in the Bridge Pa and Crownthorpe subregions of Hawke’s Bay. The combination of a temperate climate and free draining stony silt loams make this region a paradise for grape growing. The vineyards are planted in Mendoza and 15 clones and consistently produce concentrated ripe fruit.

The fruit was harvested, pressed and the juice run immediately to French Barriques 20% of which were new. Fermentation occurred in barrel with both wild and cultured yeast to add complexity. The wine remained in barrel for 9 months with regular batonnage to promote texture. Approximately 30% of the barrels went through Malolactic fermentation in spring to enhance mouthfeel and buttery characters

Food Pairing: Versatile with a wide range of foods, this wine is perfect with seafood, roast chicken or huhu grubs sautéed in garlic butter.