Eisenstone Hoffmann Vineyard Ebenezer Shiraz SV902 2022 douro-doc our Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay is

our Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay is drinking beautifully at the moment

The wine is light bodied – a ripe year showing generous red fruits and reasonably structured tannins

somewhat mineral

the fast-draining soils are made up mostly of alluvial stones and gravel

It shows lifted roasted meat

Eisenstone Hoffmann Vineyard Ebenezer Shiraz SV902 2022 douro-doc our Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay isThe Richardson Vineyard lies on the boundary between Greenock and Moppa and marks the shift from deep loamy soils to outcrops of quarts and fractured ironstone. The vineyard was dry grown for many years but is steadily being revitalised since Brett and Elaine took over the property. The grapes for this bock come from the stonier soils of the Top block. The grapes were fermented in small batches and after fermentation was matured in 50% new French oak