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White Wines

Hawke's Bay Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay has consistently produced New Zealand’s leading examples of Chardonnay and has 30% of New Zealand’s total producing hectares for this variety. Hawke’s Bay’s Chardonnays are rich, complex wines with distinctive flavours of citrus and ripe stonefruit. Unoaked or “natural” Chardonay is also growing in popularity..

“I believe that Hawke's Bay is making exquisite Chardonnay with beautiful fruit definition and suberb freshness.    They represent astonishing value”

ANDREW CAILLARD MW, SEPTEMBER 2009
Author and Executive Partner of Langtons Fine Wine Auctions and Wine Exchange

Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc

Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc provides an alternative style retaining the freshness typical of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc while exhibiting ripe tropical fruit flavours.

Individual wineries have had great success with Gewürztraminer, Viognier, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Semillon, and Chenin Blanc. Other, more experimental varieties include Arneis, Verdelho.  

 

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