Te Mata Estate Elston Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
- Oaked
- Peach & nectarine
- Lime blossom
- Creamy nougat
"First impression is of a satisfyingly creamy texture, then bright and refreshing acidity kicks in and the wine gains energy and becomes more vibrant, even mouth watering. Grapefruit, nectarine, saline chalk and nutty yeast lees are evident. A good wine that’s competitively priced" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jan 2022
"This stunning chardonnay is youthfully charming and enticing on the nose with white flesh stone fruit, lemon pith, savoury pastry, nougat and roasted cashew aromas. The palate displays outstanding weight and persistency with layers of delectable flavours backed by bright acidity. It’s creamy and mouth coating with restrained elegance and grace. Best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2022
"Estate-grown above the Havelock North winery and barrel-fermented, this full bodied wine has concentrated stonefruit flavours to the fore, with biscuity and mealy notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and a long smooth, very harmonious finish" Michael Cooper, The Listener, Feb 2022
Brilliant lemon-gold, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has the immediate aroma of lime blossom, fresh golden nectarine, creamy nougat and delicate meadow flowers. Freshness and ripe acidity shine in a palate laden with peach, citrus, pineapple, and oyster shell highlights. With texture, depth and stunning brightness of fruit, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has a clarity and focus that radiates right through its long and luminous finish.
The superb quality of the 2020 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ripe grapes that were hand-harvested from their separate, individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 28 February and 3 March 2020.
Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees, with a number going through malolactic fermentation. The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 10 months in barrel.
Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.
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Te Mata Estate Elston Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
Te Mata Estate Elston Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
- Oaked
- Peach & nectarine
- Lime blossom
- Creamy nougat
"First impression is of a satisfyingly creamy texture, then bright and refreshing acidity kicks in and the wine gains energy and becomes more vibrant, even mouth watering. Grapefruit, nectarine, saline chalk and nutty yeast lees are evident. A good wine that’s competitively priced" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jan 2022
"This stunning chardonnay is youthfully charming and enticing on the nose with white flesh stone fruit, lemon pith, savoury pastry, nougat and roasted cashew aromas. The palate displays outstanding weight and persistency with layers of delectable flavours backed by bright acidity. It’s creamy and mouth coating with restrained elegance and grace. Best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2022
"Estate-grown above the Havelock North winery and barrel-fermented, this full bodied wine has concentrated stonefruit flavours to the fore, with biscuity and mealy notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and a long smooth, very harmonious finish" Michael Cooper, The Listener, Feb 2022
Brilliant lemon-gold, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has the immediate aroma of lime blossom, fresh golden nectarine, creamy nougat and delicate meadow flowers. Freshness and ripe acidity shine in a palate laden with peach, citrus, pineapple, and oyster shell highlights. With texture, depth and stunning brightness of fruit, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has a clarity and focus that radiates right through its long and luminous finish.
The superb quality of the 2020 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ripe grapes that were hand-harvested from their separate, individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 28 February and 3 March 2020.
Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees, with a number going through malolactic fermentation. The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 10 months in barrel.
Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.
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- Oaked
- Peach & nectarine
- Lime blossom
- Creamy nougat
"First impression is of a satisfyingly creamy texture, then bright and refreshing acidity kicks in and the wine gains energy and becomes more vibrant, even mouth watering. Grapefruit, nectarine, saline chalk and nutty yeast lees are evident. A good wine that’s competitively priced" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jan 2022
"This stunning chardonnay is youthfully charming and enticing on the nose with white flesh stone fruit, lemon pith, savoury pastry, nougat and roasted cashew aromas. The palate displays outstanding weight and persistency with layers of delectable flavours backed by bright acidity. It’s creamy and mouth coating with restrained elegance and grace. Best: now to 2033" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2022
"Estate-grown above the Havelock North winery and barrel-fermented, this full bodied wine has concentrated stonefruit flavours to the fore, with biscuity and mealy notes adding complexity, fresh acidity and a long smooth, very harmonious finish" Michael Cooper, The Listener, Feb 2022
Brilliant lemon-gold, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has the immediate aroma of lime blossom, fresh golden nectarine, creamy nougat and delicate meadow flowers. Freshness and ripe acidity shine in a palate laden with peach, citrus, pineapple, and oyster shell highlights. With texture, depth and stunning brightness of fruit, Elston Chardonnay ’20 has a clarity and focus that radiates right through its long and luminous finish.
The superb quality of the 2020 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ripe grapes that were hand-harvested from their separate, individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 28 February and 3 March 2020.
Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees, with a number going through malolactic fermentation. The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 10 months in barrel.
Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.
