Te Mata Elston Chardonnay 2014
Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Acid
6.5
pH
3.3
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
An aroma of candied lemon and citrus blossom, then an explosion of peach crumble, apricot, lemon and nectarine.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeChardonnay
Grape Variety
Maturation
The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 11 months in barrel. The finished wine was bottled in March 2015.
Oaked0
Palate
Notes of grapefruit and honey play through a soft, round palate of lemon custard and vanilla. With fabulous concentration and complexity, this is long, pure, fresh chardonnay with superb potential.
VarietalV_CHARDONNAY
Vinification
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 while undergoing malolactic fermentation.
RegionHawkes Bay - New Zealand
Region CodeINZAHAWKES
Region Notes
State
Subregion
WinemakerPeter Cowley
Wine StyleWhite (Medium Bodied Oaked)
Gary Walsh
92
2016/03/15
The Wine Front, 07 March 2016
Nectarine, apples, toast and spices with digestive biscuits. Medium to full bodied, firm core of acidity through distinctively savoury toasty flavours, creamy oatmeal perked up with preserved and fresh lemons. Finish is pretty fresh, and of decent length. Could do with a year to unwind, then go.
Sam Kim
95
2015/02/22
Wine Orbit, June 2015
This is a top-notch Burgundy; concentrated, focused and linear with scintillating fruit purity and stylish complexity.
Julia Harding MW
0
2016/04/30
JancisRobinson.com 30 April 2016
Sweet aromas of crème pâtissière at first but so dry and fresh they don’t dominate the palate, which is marked by pure lemon freshness, finishing with that creamy texture and a lightly salty note.
Lester Jesberg
0
2016/03/31
Winewise, April 2016
Elston is a very harmonious wine
offering intense white and yellow
peach aromas and flavours
backed up by almond meal lees
nuances and seamless oak.
Julia Harding MW
0
2016/04/30
JancisRobinson.com 30 April 2016
Sweet aromas of crème pâtissière at first but so dry and fresh they don’t dominate the palate, which is marked by pure lemon freshness, finishing with that creamy texture and a lightly salty note.
Lester Jesberg
0
2016/03/31
Winewise, April 2016
Elston is a very harmonious wine
offering intense white and yellow
peach aromas and flavours
backed up by almond meal lees
nuances and seamless oak.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2014
Acid
6.5
pH
3.3
Bottling Date
1753-01-01
Alcohol %
13.5
Wine Profile
Awards
Sam Kim
95
2015/02/22
Wine Orbit, June 2015
This is a top-notch Burgundy; concentrated, focused and linear with scintillating fruit purity and stylish complexity.