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Te Mata Alma Pinot Noir 2020Pinot Noir from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Kumeu River Hawke's Bay Rays Road Chardonnay 2022Chardonnay from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Te Mata Estate Pinot Noir 2021Pinot Noir from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Te Mata Estate Syrah 2021Syrah/Shiraz from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Red White Sparkling Rosé Spirits GiftsLearn about Hawkes Bay wine, common tasting notes, where the region is and more ...
An eclectic region on the east coast of the North Island, Hawkes Bay extends from wide, fertile, coastal plains, inland, to the coast range, whose peaks reach as high as 5,300 feet. While the flatter areas were historically more popular because they are easier to cultivate, their alluvial soils can be too fertile for vines. In the late 20th century, the drive for quality led growers to the hills where soils are free-draining, limestone-rich and more suited to producing high quality wines.
Over the passing of time, the old Ngaruroro River laid down deep, gravelly beds, which were subsequently exposed after a huge flood in the 1860’s. In the 1980s growers identified this stretch, which continues for approximately 800 ha, and named it the Gimblett Gravels. The zone has proven to be ideal for the production of excellent red wines, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
Today the area takes well-earned recognition for its Bordeaux blends and other reds. Expressive of intense stewed red and black berry with gentle herbaceous characters, Gimblett Gravels wines are suggestive of their cool climate origin, and on par with other top-notch Bordeaux blends around the globe.
Chardonnay is the top white grape in Hawkes Bay, making elegant wines, strong in stone fruit character. Sauvignon blanc comes in close behind, notable for its tropical, fruit forward qualities.