Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and
seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees, with a number going through malolactic fermentation. The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 11 months in barrel.
Elston Chardonnay ’22
$49.95
Te Mata Tasting Note
Glowing a brilliant lemon-gold in the glass, Elston Chardonnay ’22 overflows with ripe citrus, fresh brioche, and grilled hazelnuts. On the palate an impressive intensity of ripe nectarine and grilled lemon builds upon soft creamy nougat notes, adding a vibrant acidity, balance and focus. With exceptional length, freshness, purity, and a complex interplay of fruit and savoury notes, Elston Chardonnay ’22 is expressive and moreish – a remarkable embodiment of its terroir that exemplifies the quintessential qualities of this classic Hawke’s Bay chardonnay.
Weight | 1 kg |
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ph | 3.29 |
Total acidity as tartaric | 7.0gpl |
Alcohol | 13.5% |
Residual sugar | Dry |
Winemaking
Elston '22
Vineyards
Havelock Hills
The superb quality of the 2022 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ripe
grapes that were hand-harvested from their separate, individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 20 February and 10 March 2022
Elston
Origins
Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.
Licence Number 29/OFF/035/23
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