Winery Villa Maria - Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay

Winery Villa MariaHawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay of Winery Villa Maria is a white wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay of the Winery Villa Maria is in the top 70 of wines of Hawke's Bay.

Taste structure of the Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay from the Winery Villa Maria

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay of Winery Villa Maria in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay of Winery Villa Maria in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Maria's Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2019
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 411110
Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay from Winery Villa Maria are 2011, 2010, 2018, 2014 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Villa Maria

The winery offers 117 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Villa Maria is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 107 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 900 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 70 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 15000 of white wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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The word of the wine: Wort

Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.

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