Wild Rock Pania Chardonnay 2013
Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Sugar
Nil
Acid
4.9
pH
3.3
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
13.2
In Stock
This Chardonnay epitomises all the things good about New Zealand. Ripe peach, apricot and hints of citrus blossom lure you in to world of delicious stonefruit flavours surrounded by toasty oak. Citrusy acidity, lovely length and an elegant finish all combine to deliver a great easy drinking wine that would make a superb partner to any fish dish.
Tasting Note
Aroma
Enticing aromatics of ripe peach, apricot and a hint of citrus blossom.
ClosureScrewcap
Grape
Grape Variety
Chardonnay
Maturation
Nine months in French oak barriques, 10% of which was new oak.
Oaked
Palate
Soft and complex with pure stonefruit flavours complemented by toasted oak. Lovely citrus like acidity provides good length and an elegant feel to the finish.
VarietalV_CHARDONNAY
Vinification
RegionHawkes Bay - New Zealand
Region CodeINZAHAWKES
Region Notes
State
Subregion
WinemakerSteve Smith MW
Wine StyleWhite (Medium Bodied Oaked)
Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Sugar
Nil
Acid
4.9
pH
3.3
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
13.2
Wine Profile
Awards
Sydney International Wine Competition 2015
0
2015/10/12
Sydney International Wine Competition 2015
Gold Award Winner