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Craggy Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Chardonnay
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Craggy Gimblett Gravels Vineyard Chardonnay

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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard In 1876 the floods in New Zealand rsquo s region of Hawkes Bay turned some rivers into the land After the floods subsided the Ngaruroro River had changed its course and a vista of gravel was left behind on a latitude of 39 2S in a warm sun-filled valley greened lightl with spring rains Some were farmed by the Gimblett family but by most it was seen as a useless wasteland only fit to quarry So a quarry began hellip almost until the local vignerons saved the land for wine Winemaking The Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay is made using very traditional winemaking techniques involving wild yeasts and the use of French oak barriques The resulting wine is always finely flavoured and softly textured with a linear elegance that allows the wine to retain its freshness TASTING NOTES Pale lemon straw Bright nose of ripe apple peach freshly cracked river stones and the finest of oak Wonderful concentration of rich stone fruits with citrus like acidity and good phenolic tension to carry the wine long towards the dry finish nbsp Fleshy on the palate but with lovely integration of ripe fruit flavours fine acidity and complex yeast derived textural notes The finish is long and dry nbsp Beautiful aromatics of ripe stonefruits meld with a floral blossom lift and roasted nuts for a very classical nose nbsp Recommended Cellaring 1-7 years from vintage Food Pairing Poultry dishes

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2016
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WINERY INFORMATION Vineyard In 1876 the floods in New Zealand rsquo s region of Hawkes Bay turned some rivers into the land After the floods subsided the Ngaruroro River had changed its course and a vista of gravel was left behind on a latitude of 39 2S in a warm sun-filled valley greened lightly with spring rains Some were farmed by the Gimblett family but by most it was seen as a useless wasteland only fit to quarry So a quarry began hellip almost until the local vignerons saved the land for wine Winemaking The Gimblett Gravels Chardonnay is made using very traditional winemaking techniques involving wild yeasts and the use of French oak barriques The resulting wine is always finely flavoured and softly textured with a linear elegance that allows the wine to retain its freshness TASTING NOTES Pale lemon straw Bright nose of ripe apple peach freshly cracked river stones and the finest of oak Wonderful concentration of rich stone fruits with citrus like acidity and good phenolic tension to carry the wine long towards the dry finish nbsp Fleshy on the palate but with lovely integration of ripe fruit flavours fine acidity and complex yeast derived textural notes The finish is long and dry nbsp Beautiful aromatics of ripe stonefruits meld with a floral blossom lift and roasted nuts for a very classical nose nbsp Recommended Cellaring 1-7 years from vintage Food Pairing Poultry dishes

Vintage: 2016

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