Paritua 2007 Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay

Tasting Notes

• Tasting Notes

Classic yet understated Hawkes Bay Chardonnay. The texture of the palate is sublime with hints of tropical fruits and passionfruit, complemented by the restrained use of oak. Paritua Chardonnay is made to be an elegant, refined expression of the varietal. Enjoy as an aperitif or match with all types of seafood or poultry. This wine will age gracefully for up to five years.

Winemaking Notes

All fruit is hand harvested and whole bunch pressed at the winery. After a short period of settling, the juice is transferred to barrel for fermentation. Half of the juice is inoculated with selected yeasts, whilst the other half undergoes natural fermentation to create complexity and depth. The fermenting barrels are held in a cool environment to keep temperatures under 18°C (64°F). The resulting wine is racked post-ferment and a yeast lees selection is made to add back during weekly lees stirring. 60% new oak barriques are used with the remainder being older French oak. Depending on fruit character at harvest, a malolactic conversion of up to 60% takes place on this wine (30% ‘malo' for the 2007 vintage). After nine months in barrel the wine was lightly fined, filtered and bottled under Stelvin Lux screwcap.

Technical Notes

Harvest: 2007
Cases made: 207
Alcohol: 14% by vol.
TA: 5.4 grams/litre
pH: 3.48

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