Estate Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay

Te Mata Estate Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from Te Mata estate vineyards in the Dartmoor Valley, Bridge PA Triangle and Havelock Hills sub-regions of Hawke's Bay.
First planted in 1892, the Havelock Hills are the heart of Te Mata Estate’s wine production and home to the winery. Te Mata Estate has five sites on these free draining, north-facing slopes, including the 1892 vineyard – one of New Zealand’s oldest vineyards, originally called the Hill Block. Soils to the east of the property are predominantly sandy loam over a sandstone base. Towards the west are sandy loam over clay and silica. The distinctive terrain lies at the intersections of two tectonic plates, which has paved the landscape of steep and gentle sloping terraces, ideal for grape-growing. ​
Woodthorpe Terraces is Te Mata's estate vineyard in the Dartmoor Valley and is nestled between sheltering hills on elevated, free-draining, north-facing terraces. . The soils, which were left behind as the Tutaekuri River eroded its path through the hills to the sea, are mainly alluvial stone, clay and sandy loam.
The Bridge Pa Triangle has summer temperatures that are among the hottest in Hawke’s Bay. This long, dry heat, combined with free-draining silt loam over a red, mineral gravel base, make this a superb site.