2011 Hay Maker East Coast Chardonnay

COLOUR

Straw yellow.

NOSE

Lifted tropical fruit aromas with a hint of delicate oak.

PALATE

The palate is medium bodied with fresh acidity.

SERVE

Chilled.

PEAK DRINKING

Now until 2013

SUGGESTED FOOD MATCH

Roast Chicken

ALCOHOL VOLUME

13.0%

ACIDITY

5.7 g/L

RESIDUAL SUGAR

1.0 g/L

VINTAGE REGION

Sourced from selected Hawkes Bay (80%) and Marlborough (20%) vineyards. The vineyards are a mix of well drained clay loam, stony and gravel soils.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

The season in Hawkes Bay started early with a warm dry summer helping ripen the fruit. Some unseasonable rain provided some challenges later in the season. However, the spread of our sites ensured we were able to pick ripe flavourful fruit.

GRAPE VARIETY

Chardonnay

MATURATION

The juice was cold settled and racked before fermentation with a selection of yeast strains at cool temperatures for approximately three weeks. After fermentation the wine remained on yeast lees and underwent partial malolactic fermentation. After blending the wine was fined using natural methods and prepared for bottling.