Les Beaux Cailloux 2021

Craggy Range, tasting note (craggyrange.com – linket fra craggyrange.com, hentet 2026-10-19): 2021 Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux – område: Hawke's Bay; druer: Chardonnay 100%; alkohol 13.5%; 10 måneder på fad. Producentens noter (engelsk): Les Beaux Cailloux G IMBLETT GRAVEL S, HAW KE’S BAY 2 02 1 HARVEST DATA VARIETAL VINTAGE DETAIL BRIX PRODUCTION LEVEL HAND HARVESTED 100% Chardonnay Warm and dry throughtout the entire growing season. Iconic 21.7 average 36 hl/ha average 100% WINEMAKING WHOLE BUNCH DESTEMMED FERMENTATION VESSEL FERMENTATION BARREL TYPE NEW BARREL % MATURATION FINING FILTRATION BOTTLED 100% 0% French oak barriques Indigenous French oak barriques 33% 10 months Yes Yes – coarse filtration Jul - 22 WINE ANALYSIS ALCOHOL RESIDUAL SUGAR PH ACIDITY 13.5 Nil 3.21 6.06 g/l TASTING NOTE: Pale straw colour. A nose that talks to our house style: oyster shell, roasted cashews and orange zest. The palate is as powerful as it is everlasting. Brioche, white peach flesh and kaffir lime flavours are all present. However, the sophistication and detail give the wine the X factor. No hair out of place with oak, fruit and acid perfectly balanced. The creamy yet lasting acidity ensures that the flavour within the wine continues long after it leaves the month—an increasingly iconic Chardonnay in the NZ landscape. CELLARING: 10 - 25 years from vintage