Good Company Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018

Good Company Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2018Toasty oak Guava & citrus Stone fruit Fresh elegant finish This Chardonnay exhibits guava, citrus and stone fruit flavours which combine seamlessly with the subtle toasty oak. The palate combines ripe fruit, lees complexity and subtle oak with a fresh elegant nish. The 2018 growing season provided hot, sunny summer days with moderate, cool nights for perfect ripening conditions. These superb harvest conditions allowed the fruit to be picked at optimal

• Toasty oak
• Guava & citrus 
• Stone fruit 
• Fresh elegant finish

This Chardonnay exhibits guava, citrus and stone fruit flavours which combine seamlessly with the subtle toasty oak. The palate combines ripe fruit, lees complexity and subtle oak with a fresh elegant finish. 

The 2018 growing season provided hot, sunny summer days with moderate, cool nights for perfect ripening conditions. These superb harvest conditions allowed the fruit to be picked at optimal ripeness. The Hawke’s Bay vineyard is terraced with free draining soils, ideal for growing excellent chardonnay with complex and layered flavours. Intensive canopy and yield management are used to produce Chardonnay with outstanding concentration, weight and balance.

The fruit was picked at ideal ripeness and gently pressed. The juice was settled and racked off solids then fermented with a range of vessels, temperatures and yeast strains to give complexity of aroma and mouth feel. After aging on yeast lees with regular stirring, the batches were racked, blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

Food Pairing: Beautifully matched with roast chicken, fish and chips and oysters.