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With an incredible 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 gun smoke, complemented by underlying notes of flint and toast. A sleek, tightly woven palate gradually unfolds, leading to a finish with genuine length and class.
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Tasting Notes
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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. This wine will develop further complexity, mineral and toast like characters with careful cellaring.
Download full tasting note: 2018
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Vineyards and Winemaking
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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 planted in 1999, the vineyard has silt loams layered over red
metals, including large free-draining gravel stones. Vines range in age up to 16 years, mainly cl15,
cl95 and cl548, and at maturity are pruned and thinned to one bunch per shoot to target 6-7T/Ha.WHOLE BUNCH: 100%
FERMENTATION: 75% Wild, indigenous yeast, 25% CY-3079
FERM. VESSEL: 100% French Barrique fermented
NEW BARREL: 38% new with the balance to 1 and 2 year old
BARREL TYPE: François Frères and Orion, 3yr, fine grain 228L
MATURATION: 11 months in Barrique
MALOLACTIC: Partial approx. 50%
BATTONAGE: From post ferment once weekly for full maturation
FILTRATION: Sterile bell house filtration, one pass only
BOTTTLED: 1st May, 2018 -
Soils And Viticulture
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VINEYARDS: Keltern vineyard, Hawkes Bay
VINEYARD YIELD: Range 6-7T/Ha
CLONAL SELECTION: 80% Cl15, 15% Cl.95, 5% Cl.548
The 2018 Hawkes Bay vintage commenced after one of the regions warmest summers on record
before becoming wet and challenging in early March, with picking for most varieties ensuing promptly.
The conditions experienced in the late summer were a catalyst for ensuring ripeness was achieved
at harvest and selective hand-picking of the cleanest fruit enabled a minimal intervention winemaking
approach, allowing Keltern’s unique characteristics to shine.
97 points - Stunning and elegant, this is exquisitely composed and expressed on the nose showing white flesh nectarine, grapefruit, fig and lemon pith characters with nuances of spicy oak and flint. The palate exhibits exceptional concentration and focus, wonderfully enhanced by refined texture and perfectly pitched acidity. It’s splendidly poised and brilliantly structured for a long haul. At its best: 2022 to 2030.
Sam Kim
