Vidal Legacy Wines
Legacy Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2011
— 2011 —
$55.00 ea
Buy 6: $46.75 ea
Pure Gold — Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2012
5 Stars & Top Wine of Tasting - Cuisine Magazine, May 2013 (NZ)
Gold — New Zealand International Wine Awards 2013
5 Stars — Winestate Hawkes Bay Tasting 2013 (NZ)
Gold — Hawkes Bay A & P Wine Awards 2013 (NZ)
5 Stars — Michael Cooper's Buyer's Guide to New Zealand Wines 2013
Pressing: 100% whole cluster
Fermentation: Predominately natural
Fermentation vessel: French barrique, new and seasoned
Maturation: 10 months on lees
Malolactic fermentation: Partial and natural
Bottled: 8 March 2012 400 Cases Made
Cellaring Potential: 5+ years from vintage
Varieties: Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH: 3.24
Total acidity: 7.1gL
Residual sugar: Nil
Vineyard
Grapes for this wine were hand harvested from very low yielding sites, identified for their ability to produce grapes with depth and concentration of flavour combined with fine natural acidity. Sourced from the cooler vineyard sites of Kokako and Keltern and the warmer Gimblett Gravels of Ngakirikiri and Lyons, these sites and the 2011 season have delivered a finely styled wine showing good concentration and excellent balance.
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“Flagship wine from an accomplished Chardonnay maker. It does not disappoint. Intensely flavoured wine with strong peach/nectarine fruit flavours and an appropriate seasoning of winemaker artifact. The best 2011 Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay I’ve tasted to date. Great texture, lengthy finish and impeccable balance.”