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Paritua
Chardonnay
New Zealand, Hawke's Bay
White
Winery Overview
The Paritua vineyards in the heart of New Zealand’s acclaimed wine-growing region, Hawkes Bay, are all stony soils and gentle contours, surrounded by hills and blessed with long, lingering summers and clear, crisp winters… exceptional conditions to create exceptional wines.
The name ‘Paritua’ is a tribute to the Paritua Stream, which meanders gently through the vineyard. Wines bearing the boutique label Paritua are produced only in outstanding vintages from grapes grown on this special, single vineyard, organically farmed site, while the Stone Paddock selection of wines are made every year using grapes grown on Paritua’s estate and carefully selected regional vineyards.
The 130 acres of vines were planted in 2003 and were planted in three phases: seventy percent is devoted to red varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec – with Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay completing the picture.
The wines are Certified Sustainable, and all wines made from 2022 vintage on will also be Certified Organic.
Vineyard
53 hectares of vines were planted in 2003, with seventy percent devoted to red varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec – and Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay completing the picture. Paritua’s vineyard enjoys stony, free draining soils, long summers and crisp winters, which combine to produce exceptional quality grapes. These are boutique, bespoke wines from the oldest gravels in Hawke’s Bay. The development of the vineyard and winery infrastructure was a collaboration with leading New Zealand architects, Crosson Clarke Carnachan who understood the drive for bold architecture that truly embraces the landscape. Every design aspect was carefully considered and the winemaking operation had to be not only efficient, but also sustainable with the added requirement to sit gracefully in its environment.
Terroir
Alluvial (gravel & silty loam)
Viticulture
All the fruit for this wine is hand tendered from the Paritua vineyard block adjacent to the winery. The vineyard is one block, organically farmed and all wines comes from grapes grown and harvested on site. Carefully selected rows of low yielding 15-year-old Clone 15 and 95 Chardonnay were hand leaf plucked and bunch thinned through the growing season and hand harvested at optimum ripeness.
Vinification
Selected rows of clone 15 were hand leaf plucked, bunch thinned and harvested by hand. Trays with whole bunches are placed in the winery cool room for overnight chilling. Pressing takes place the next day in a basketpress. The juice is taken straight to barrel for fermentation. The wines are lees stirred after ferment and remain sur lee until final blending. Approximately 25% underwent malolactic fermentation.
Aging
12 months in oak barriques (40% new)
Tasting Notes
A seductive nose of ripe Navel orange and fleshy nectarine with nougat and vanilla notes to add to the complexity and interest on the nose. The palate starts silky with sweet fruit flavors of navel orange, almond and clove with a rich textural midpalate including further hints of nougat and vanilla balanced with fine oak and a lingering citrus finish.
