Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay ‘Testify’

Winemaker

Daniel Brennan

Appellation

Hawke's Bay

Varieties

Chardonnay

Viticulture

This wine reflects a blend of two vineyards from Hawke’s Bay, offering a more classic expression of the regional style. The first portion into the winery was from the warm inland Ohiti Valley where we scored a parcel of 548 Clone Chardonnay. This clone is much-loved by winemakers for it's crystalline acidity, lending an intense and mouthwatering core. The second portion is from coastal Te Awanga bringing an inherent saltiness and luscious fruit flavors. The best of Hawke’s Bay blended makes for a complex wine.

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

Various vineyard sites throughout Hawke's Bay - Gimblett Gavels, Crownthorpe, Bridge Pa District - and Martinborough

Vinification

In the winery we used 100% barrel fermentation in French oak with about 20% first fill barrels. Select barrels were inoculated with organic yeast strains while others went through a wild fermentation. As the barrels were filled straight off the press, there was a mix of light, moderate, and heavy solids across the blend and all barrels were frequently stirred. All barrels went through malolactic fermentation, but the nature of these parcels means freshness and bright acidity is retained, holding onto restraint in the final blend.

Total Sulphur: 80mg/L

Aging

18 months.

Features

Screw cap, Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750