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ELEPHANT HILL RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2019

Name: ELEPHANT HILL RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2019
SKU: 4728
Price: 29.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

UNPRECEDENTED PRICING ON PREMIUM AGED HAWKES BAY CHARDONNAY

Product Code: 4728
Country: New Zealand
Region: Hawkes Bay
Sub Region: Te Awanga
Style: White
Variety: Chardonnay
Producer: Elephant Hill

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.4%
Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Original price was: $59.99.Current price is: $29.99.

UNPRECEDENTED PRICING ON PREMIUM AGED HAWKES BAY CHARDONNAY

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The Elephant Hill Reserves are a special barrel selection that sits between the Estate series and the super-premium Icons range – and are only released when the conditions are absolutely perfect.

We are huge fans of Elephant Hill Chardonnays and the 2019 Reserve is up there with the very best. Powerful, but refined and sophisticated as all great wines are… The reviews below say it all!

Winery notes (2019 Vintage)
"Grapes from our Te Awanga and Bridge Pa vineyards were hand-picked and whole bunch pressed. Barrel fermentation and ageing for 12 months has produced a wine of elegance and purity."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, August 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"An excellent and very enticing bouquet of white fleshed orchard fruits, lemon and peach. Layers of fine lees and oak mingle with a gravel and dark clay soil layers adding complexity and power. Dry, full-bodied and intense with flavours and textures from fine tannins and medium+ acidity framing the core flavours of baking spice and citrus then peaches and baked apple qualities. The lees and acidity along with tannins and core varietal qualities deliver a wine with length and complexity. Well made with best drinking from 2024 through 2030."

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, August 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"Immensely complex and enticing, the bouquet shows golden peach, mango, vanilla and toasted almond characters with a hint of brioche. It's concentrated and wonderfully weighted on the palate, delivering outstanding depth and persistency. Wonderfully structured by beautifully infused acidity, finishing persistent and satisfying. At its best: now to 2030."

5 Stars & 18.5+/20 (94) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, September 2024 (2019 Vintage)
"Bright, even, pale yellow gold with depth. The nose is gentle and precise, with aromas of yellow stonefruit, melon, cashew butter and citrus peels. Full-bodied, aromas of peach and nectarine melded with lemon zest, cashew butter, blossom and a suggestion of melon. Fine-textured phenolics flow smoothly with creamy attributes and acid precision, leaving a silky textured mouthfeel. This 5-year-old Chardonnay is elegantly expressed, with a harmonious integration of enlivening acidity and concentrated fruit elevated by toasty oak details and development. Match with pork stew and roasted guinea fowl over the next 5+ years. Handpicked, 83% SEA vineyard (Te Awanga) and 17% EARTH vineyard (Bridge Pa) whole bunch pressed naturally fermented in French oak barrels, aged 12 months in barrels, 28% new oak, then a further 7 months on light lees in tank before bottling. 13.5% alc."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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Elephant Hill is located in sunny Hawke's Bay on the eastern side of the North Island, taking full advantage of the warmth provided by high sunshine hours and low rain fall.

Elephant Hill hand picks their grapes for the purpose of extreme selectivity.

They have their own state-of-the-art biological water treatment system, allowing them to recycle winery waste water back into clean water.

Elephant Hill enjoys a wide range of terroirs across its three Hawke's Bay vineyards, including ancient stony river beds, shingle and clay. These soil types and micro climates provides single-vineyard wines and complex blending options.

The Vineyards span renowned Hawke's Bay sub-regions:
- Te Awanga Vineyard (coastal)
- Gimblett Vineyard in the Gimblett Gravels wine district (inland)
- The Triangle Vineyard in the Bridge Pa Triangle region