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- Type: White wine
- Varietal:Chardonnay
- Country: New Zealand
- Region: North Island
- SubRegion: Hawkes Bay
- Appellation: NA
- Winery: Te Awa
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Winery Story
Te Awa Farm is a unique place. The full name in Maori - Te Awa o Te Atua - means River of God, a reference to the mysterious subterranean streams over which Te Awa Farm sits, and from which its single estate grown wines draw their sublime character. In 1992 the Lawson family -- longtime grape growers -- established the Hawke's Bay property.
Tasting Note
This is a nice, mellow Chardonnay with delicate aromas of peach, cream, and honeysuckle. Honey flavors continue in the mouth with a leesy character, light butter, and a long, smooth, sweet finish.
Te Awa Chardonnay(W-126) - 2004
Full, Lush
February 26, 2007
This one's got it all. Fullness, richness, complexity, with a good, crisp acidity to hold it all together. It's got the lushness reminiscent of an oaked California Chardonnay, with the restaint of a very good Alsatian. The flavor goes through two or three different phases on the tongue. A lovely wine.
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October 24, 2006
Light, fruity,crisp and refreshing. Yet it also had a lot of depth. Really nice wine for the value. Great as an aperitif or with a light fish dish.
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September 26, 2006
This wine grew on me.
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September 11, 2006
Loved it!!
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August 24, 2006
Light and good.
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July 21, 2006
This wine was just too tart... made it difficult to enjoy anything else about it. The aftertaste reminded me of biting into citrus rinds. Too bad!
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July 11, 2006
Amazing. A favorite. This had a sweet top note but was dry underneath. I want another case! Not too oaky....
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July 11, 2006
not my kind of wine.
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July 04, 2006
It was nice- not oaky. Clean and crisp.
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June 28, 2006
Excellent, very unique. spicy yet buttery.
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June 09, 2006
Very smooth and a bit buttery; very very good.
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May 24, 2006
I love this wine. Very clean, with hints of apricot. Amazing that it's a chardonnay, especially because it does not at all resemble its over-oaked cousins in Cali. Be sure to drink in one sitting, though. It doesn't do so well after sitting overnight.
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May 03, 2006
Not my favorite. As Chardonnays go, this one isn't bad. However, some of the flavors get a little zesty like a sauv blanc (makes sense from NZ). While I like sauv blancs with chardonnay traits, I don't think the inverse works as well. Not a very strong reaction either way. Did not consume with a meal.
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March 30, 2006
a litle thin for a chardoannny; light, but a bit sour at the end;
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March 26, 2006
Phenomenal, light and fruity wine. Very atypical chardonnay - reminiscent of Sancerre and fruity Sauvignon Blanc. March 26, 2006.
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