Not heavy, but with great depth of flavour, it shows maturity balancing sweet citrus and grapefruit aromas with delicate oak and nut overtones.
Select Vineyards Wines, Hawkes Bay, Chardonnay and Blends
Our 2020 Plainsman SV Chardonnay is an 80:20 blend from Apatu Farms Vineyard and our very own Middle Road Vineyard. 2020 was a stunning year in Hawkes Bay and we were delighted to be able to harvest this fruit in beautiful condition. Post pressing and settling, the juice was run off to one-year old and seasoned barrels for fermentation and MLF. Post MLF, the wine was matured in oak, on full lees, until January 2021.
.| Alc | 13% |
| Acid | 6.1g/L |
| Res sugar | <1g/L |
| pH | 3.46 |
| Colour: | Very pale gold in the glass at bottling, but will slowly deepen with time. |
| Bouquet: | A melange of vanilla, cream, sweet lemon, grapefruit, hazelnut, and subtle oak. |
| Palate: | This is a medium weight, rich Chardonnay. It has sweet fruit, beautiful texture and length. |
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