Produced since 1984, Elston is an outstanding New Zealand chardonnay, grown at Te Mata Estate’s vineyards in the Havelock Hills, Dartmoor Valley and Bridge Pa. It is rich and complex with flavours of fresh pineapple, white peach and nougat.
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 97/100
The wine combines generosity, complexity, and refinement. The elegantly expressed bouquet shows ripe apricot, lemon peel, oatmeal, nougat, biscotti, and fine oak characters with a hint of flint. The palate delivers an impressive drive and flow, complemented by a richly textured mouthfeel and perfectly pitched acidity, finishing expansive and engaging.
Dave Brookes, Halliday’s Wine Companion 96/100
Chardonnay sourced from Havelock Hills, Bridge Pa and Dartmoor, Mendoza, 548 and 95 clones, full barrel ferment, 85% mlf. Light straw with aromas of juicy white peach, grilled nectarine, grapefruit and lemon fruits over hints of clotted cream, vanillin oak, soft spice, white flowers, sea breeze, nougat, grilled hazelnuts, crème fraîche, a curl of struck flint and crushed riverstone. Power with restraint, lovely stony resolve on the palate, a light creamy textural aspect and a beautiful long draw of flavour.
Matthew Jukes Top 18 Cold Medal-scoring wine from New Zealand
Refined and packed with gorgeous fruit amplitude and perfectly balanced oak, this is a super-detailed wine with astonishing equilibrium given its scale of flavour. This is mightily impressive given it is only a baby!
