Kim Crawford Tietjen Gisborne Chardonnay 2004
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These grapes are from Paul and Jenny Tietjen's vineyard on Back Ormond Road in Gisborne and Peter Briant's Patutahi Vineyard.
Colour: Mid straw with hints of green and gold.
Aroma: Rich, ripe Chardonnay fruit aromas, reminiscent of white peaches abound. This is coupled with toasty oak and the butterscotch of malolactic.
Palate: Full bodied, this wine has ripe, almost sweet fruit coupled with toasty oak and an inherent mealiness. The wine persists well with great depth of flavour and balance.
Cellar: Medium term with careful cellaring.
Food match: Great with seafood, white meats and ideal with any rich butter and Saffron sauces.
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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Occupying the North Island’s East Cape, Gisborne keeps The Bay of Plenty to its northwest and Hawkes Bay on its southwestern side. It is the country’s most distinctive producer of Chardonnay, with heavy investment here until Sauvignon blanc stole the country’s limelight. Gisborne produces soft and charming Chardonnay, boasting stone and tropical fruit flavors.
The region includes a good number of artisanal winemakers but many larger Auckland producers source from Gisborne for their own Chardonnay bottlings.