Elephant Hill SEA Chardonnay 2021, Hawke's Bay

An immediately enticing bouquet of white and yellow orchard fruits, stones and sea air, apple and baking spice of barrel. There’s a light smoky quality to the bouquet too from wood and some finer lees complexities. Complex and youthful. On the palate a silky texture touches first with contrasting power and energy from acidity and finer wood tannins. The lees suggestion develops in combination with oak, salinity, roasted nut, and core fruit flavours reflective of the bouquet. A fantastic wine, modern and expressive of place with a focus on mouthfeel, variety, freshness and complexity. Best drinking from late 2024 through 2029.

95 Points

Outstanding

RRP from $65.00

Ø  100% Sea vineyard (Te Awanga)

Ø  100% clone 15, handpicked on 2/3

Ø  Whole bunch pressed to barrel, natural primary ferment, partial malolactic (natural)

Ø  12 mths barrel (57% new), occasional stirring, plus 5 mths in tank, all on light lees

Ø  155 cs (9l) produced