Bilancia
Kaikora Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 750ml

Central Hawke’s Bay is known for the ancient Pakohe (argillite) forming the basis of the soil type. Kaikora Vineyard is planted on Pakohe soils with clone UCD15 Chardonnay on its own roots.  

The 2024 Kaikora Vineyard Chardonnay fruit was 100% hand-picked by the Greer family and friends group, as it is every year. The fruit was whole bunch pressed to French oak barriques for fermentation. The wine was fermented with indigenous yeast and a small part of the wine went through an indigenous Malolactic Fermentation. The wine then spent 11 months in oak prior to bottling; there was no fining or cold stabilisation.

Central Hawke’s Bay’s moderately cooler climate delivers fruit with a unique profile. Ripe fruit with some flint, hints of pink grapefruit and a firm backbone of acidity on the palate makes this wine a great food wine. Don’t drink it too cold. With time the wine will open up further developing a richer palate.

This wine is ready to drink on release and will continue to develop positively for 6 – 8 years.