CHARDONNAY
Hawkes Bay’s diverse, yet temperate climate provides ideal conditions for our Chardonnay production.
We produce three wines from two quite different sites at opposite sides of the region.
The Kidnappers Vineyard, being cooler, lends itself to a more elegant style where winemaking artefact is restricted to a subtle and fruit supporting level. The Gimblett Gravels vineyard, being warmer, produces structurally intense fruit, hence the classic techniques of Burgundy being employed to complement and enhance the natural fruit richness and complexity that can found in the Family Collection wine from this vineyard and our Prestige Collection “Les Beaux Cailloux”.