Tony Bish ZEN Chardonnay 2018, Hawkes Bay

This is a beautiful wine. Aromas of ripe grapefruit, pear, some apricot stone then layers of complexity from lees and wild ferment with a flinty seam and soft, very quiet cashew nut moment. On the palate silky textures give way to a youthful tension from the acidity then flavours of citrus and apple, pear and peach, nut and lees. Balanced, complex, lengthy and well made. A wine that can be enjoyed today and through 2025+.

Bottle # 939 Made inside a French Oak Egg from dry-farmed Mendoza clone Chardonnay

95 Points

Excellent