ESTABLISHED IN 1896, TE MATA ESTATE REMAINS FAMILY OWNED, PRODUCING INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED WINES EXCLUSIVELY FROM ITS HISTORIC, HAWKE’S BAY VINEYARDS.
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ELSTON 2014
PRODUCED SINCE 1984, ELSTON IS AN OUTSTANDING NEW ZEALAND CHARDONNAY, GROWN AT TE MATA ESTATE’S OLDEST VINEYARDS ON THE HILLSIDES ABOVE THE WINERY. IT IS RICH AND COMPLEX WITH FLAVOURS OF FRESH PINEAPPLE, WHITE PEACH AND NOUGAT.
ORIGIN
Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.
VINEYARDS
The superb quality of the 2014 vintage was immediately apparent in the fully ripe grapes that were hand-harvested from their separate, individual plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 03 and 13 March 2014.
WINEMAKING
Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees while undergoing malolactic fermentation. The nest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 11 months in barrel.
TASTING NOTE
淡淡的浅黄色，2014年的埃尔斯顿是极好的。蜜饯柠檬和柑橘花的香气，然后迸发出桃碎、杏、柠檬和油桃的味道。注释着葡萄柚和柔软的蜂蜜、圆润饱满的柠檬奶油和香草。配合绝妙的浓郁度和复杂度，这是悠长、纯净、新鲜的霞多丽精湛的潜力。
FOOD MATCH
Estate Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc ’14 is best served chilled, either as a refreshing pre-dinner glass of wine, or with salads, seafood dishes, and lightly spiced Asian foods.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
Estate Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc ’14 can be enjoyed immediately upon release and will continue to develop in bottle for two years from harvest.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AT BOTTLING
pH: 3.30
Total acidity as tartaric: 6.5g/l
Alcohol: 13.5%
Residual Sugar: Dry