Esk Valley Artisanal Chardonnay

The Esk Valley Artisanal range is being retired and the final stocks of this quality Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay are being discounted to our lowest ever price of $17.99!

Built in 1933 by Englishman Robert Bird who produced fortified wine from the 30s through to the 70s until the Esk name was created for a premium range of table wines. These days the Esk Valley brand is owned under the umbrella of the highly successful Villa Maria brand (part of the Indevin wine group) – over the years they’ve become one of NZ’s most loved and trusted wine brands and have made some seriously good wines under the guidance of legendary winemaker Gordon Russell.

This is the Artisanal range where they let their winemaking team roll up their sleeves and craft seriously good wines true to variety and style. This is their Artisanal Chardonnay and it’s been bloody reliable for Chardonnay lovers over the years.

Here’s a little inside tip as to why. Some of the fruit sourced comes from quality vineyards in the iconic Tukituki valley for richness and texture. A portion of the blend goes through malo-lactic fermentation (the winemaking process to add a creamy richness to it) and aged for 11 months before being released. The end result is what the Esk crew call “An elegantly styled yet full flavoured Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay…fresh fruit flavours are complimented by subtle oak influence. It is both a complex and delicious expression of Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay”

It’ll go just nicely with seafood and white meats like chicken and pork.