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ELEPHANT HILL RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2021

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: 13.5%
Grape: 100% Chardonnay

Original price was: $59.99.Current price is: $41.99.

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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 2021 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 (2021 Vintage)
"2021 completes a trifecta of outstanding Hawke’s Bay vintages. Warmer then average overall in early summer and dry through to late summer and a cool dry autumn, helped retain elegance, natural acidity and balance. Fresh, concentrated and complex whites, and pure, ripe and elegant reds. All ageworthy and long lived wines.

100% handpicked Chardonnay, whole bunch pressed and all fermented in French oak barrels (18% new). Aged 11 months in barrel and an extended period in tank on light lees before bottling."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, December 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Complex, ripe, vibrant and spicy bouquet with aromas of peaches and lemon pith, a sea air and soil smoke quality then scents of barrel with clove and nutmeg. A lovely weight and mouthfeel with acidity and tannins in harmony with the fruit, flavours reflect the bouquet led by citrus then stone fruit. Well made with excellent drinking from 2024 through 2029."

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Elegantly styled with enticing complexity, the wine shows nectarine, lemon peel, vanilla, roasted almond, and oatmeal nuances on the nose. The palate displays excellent weight and focus, beautifully framed by finely pitched acidity, making it wonderfully structured and persistent with delectable flavours. At its best: now to 2029."

5 Stars & 18.5+/20 (94) Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Reviews, December 2024 (2021 Vintage)
"Bright, even, pale yellow. The nose is voluminous, with aromas of lemon, grilled pineapple, struck match, toast and spice. Medium-full bodied, aromas of lemon, grapefruit peels and grilled pineapple entwined with struck match, toast and roasted hazelnut. The zingy acid tensity drives length and precision. Toasty details enrich the fruit and fill the palate with a rich and silky mouthfeel. This Reserve Chardonnay is rich with toasty charms and tension. Match with roasted pork and grilled chicken over the next 6+ years. Fermented to 13.5% alc."

93/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, February 2025 (2021 Vintage)
"Still retaining a whiff of flinty reduction, this taut and sinewy modern expression of chardonnay brings together elegant, mid-weight flavours of green plum, apple, lemon zest and oyster-shell which dry towards the back to dusty oak. A steely core of salinity drives through the palate from start to finish. This stylishly restrained number is just approaching drinkability and will comfortably gain complexity over the mid-term."

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