Quarter Acre Chardonnay 2021 - Te Awanga Estate

• 18.5/20  Joelle Thomson, wine writer.
  “The quirky nod to Kiwiana is in the name only because Quarter Acre Chardonnay is one of Hawke’s Bay’s classic elegant Chardonnays best buys each year. Its medium body is balanced beautifully by creamy hints on the nose and a smooth mouthfeel leading into citrus flavours of lemon, a note of grapefruit and a touch of spice. Always a winner on taste and value for money and again so this vintage.”
• 94/100 Bob Campbell, MW.
  “Rich, weighty and quite complex wine with green apple, nectarine, oyster shell, ginger, roasted nut and spicy oak flavours. Tangy Chardonnay with cellaring potential.”
• 93/100 NZ Wine Rater.
• 93/100 Winefolio.

Tasting Notes from Quarter Acre:  Whole bunch pressed, hand-picked, French oak and treated like VIP!  Flinty gun smoke with ripe peach and nectarine on the nose with underlying fresh biscuit and popcorn tones (aha, popcorn). Rich and textural with baked pear and peach flavours. A strong mineral drive with gorgeous weight and a lovely long finish.  Hawkes Bay, New Zealand