Pale straw in colour streaked with youthful green hues. Peach and nectarine combined with lifted florals of jasmine and acacia indicate the quality of this vintage. A tighter wine than previous vintages, it is balanced by the richness of fruit and the nutty, creamy complexity provided by oak and lees aging.

Drink now or cellar through to 2014+.

2010 Vintage

• 93 Points, 5 Stars “A youthful wine showing immense appeal already with lifted aromas of cream, white peach, vanilla and cashew. The palate is silky and rounded with excellent weight and concentration, leading to a fabulously long finish. A highly satisfying Chardonnay with loads of attractive flavours, and destined to develop greater richness and complexity in time.” - Sam Kim

2009 Vintage

• 4 ½ Stars “Refined, very youthful Hawke’s Bay wine, fully barrel-fermented, with substantial body and ripe, citrusy flavours, seasoned with biscuity oak. Concentrated savoury and complex, it’s a classy, tightly structured wine.” - Michael Cooper , May 2010 Winestate Magazine

• 91-94 Points, 4½ Stars “The bouquet is gorgeous and sensuous showing white peach, lemon pith and beautifully infused vanillin oak characters. It's elegant and refined on the palate showing a delicate fruit expression, chalky texture and firm acidity providing both structure and length. This is like tasting an excellent young Burgundy - beautifully complex and fragrant yet the palate shows firm profile with glimpses of brilliance and potentially majestic flavours.” - Sam Kim, April 2010, www.wineorbit.co.nz