Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Chardonnay 2022
Villa Maria Single Vineyard Keltern Chardonnay
Region: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Vintage: 2022
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
With an outstanding track record of awards and accolades, the Keltern Vineyard has truly established itself as one of New Zealand's premier sites for Chardonnay. Displaying a brilliant straw and lime tinted hue in the glass, the nose offers a fragrant and complex medley of white nectarine and subtle complexing sulphides, complemented by underlying notes of flint and toast. A sleek, tightly woven palate gradually unfolds, leading to a finish with genuine length and class.
Located east of the Maraekakaho region in Hawkes Bay, directly in the path of cool air currents flowing from a mountain range to the west, the Keltern Vineyard is an inland site, buffered by the Ngaruroro River. Established on an ancient riverbed, the vineyard has silt loams layered over red metals, including large free-draining gravel stones.
Fermented with 100% wild, indigenous yeast and fermented in French Barriques of which 27% were new with the balance 1 and 2 years old. It was then matured for 10 months in barriques.
Founded in 1961 by Sir George Fistonich, Villa Maria is proudly known as a flagship for New Zealand around the world. His love of wine is now ours and today we proudly continue his legacy, to share the very best of New Zealand wine with the world.
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