C.J.Pask Gimblett Road Chardonnay 2008

These Chardonnay grapes were grown in our vineyards at Gimblett Road, Hawke’s Bay. This wine is predominantly made from the Mendoza clone of Chardonnay, providing intense citrus aromas and flavours. Cool fermentation retained the pristine grape flavours and some barrel fermentation and lees ageing, imparts complexity, texture and weight to the palate.
COLOUR: Pale straw green.
AROMA: Intense citrus and grapefruit characters, with creamy oak.
PALATE: A fresh, fruit driven Chardonnay enhanced with sweet creamy oak and fine texture. This elegant Chardonnay with rich citrus fruits will be further enhanced by bottle maturation.
SOILS: Consisting of alluvial gravel overlaid with silt sands of varying depths. The Ngaruroro River laid these soils incorporating volcanic pumice sands down centuries ago. These free draining and low status soils are ideal for winegrowing.
VINTAGE CONDITIONS: Favourable conditions were experienced through the flowering and fruit set periods. A fine, warm summer was experienced, where ultimate fruit maturity was achieved. Yield and quality were both exceptional which has made the 2008 vintage a stand out.
VINIFICATION: Approximately 40% of this wine was aged in oak barriques for 8 months. After blending, the wine was stabilized and filtered prior to bottling.
FINAL COMPOSITION: Alcohol 13.0% v/v, pH 3.5, TA 5.7 g/l, RS < 1 g/l

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