Craggy Range Les Beaux Cailloux Chardonnay 2019 is a bold, structured expression from Hawke’s Bay. Aromas of ripe stone fruit, grapefruit peel, and flinty minerality lead to a full-bodied palate layered with white peach, brazil nut, and finely integrated oak. Taut and textured, with bright acidity and a long, complex finish.

Decanter | D 96
Published: Aug 19, 2022
Drink: 2023-2030

Complex, alluring and distinctive scents of new barrel and ripe stone fruits, grapefruit peel and a leesy minerality. Full-bodied, youthful, tense and complex. A delicious wine with layers of texture and mouthfeel around the a core of fruit. Excellent flavour and texture realised. Fine tannins, brsk acidity, flavours of white and yellow fruits, brazil nut and new wood. Very long finish and a wine that needs time to settle in and develop complexities through some bottle-age.
Closure: Screwcap
Alcohol: 13.30%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay

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“We firmly believe that the wines of New Zealand can have a unique combination of fruit purity and flavour with considerable texture, elegance and balance.” Terry Peabody

And so they settled on the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing district, an ancient river bed of the Ngaruroro River in Hawke’s Bay. The Gimblett Gravels Vineyard, a place of warmth, stone and sandy alluvial soils offered an ideal location to produce high quality red wines including Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. They then took their search to Martinborough, and more particularly, a spectacular piece of farmland in Te Muna Road. With two distinct terraces, the higher comprising of very old rocky clay-infused soils perfect for Pinot Noir. The lower terrace of younger gravelly soils interleaved with limestone allowed for a unique style of aromatic, minerally Sauvignon Blanc.

As the vineyards have matured over the years so have the wines. The winery was recognised in 2014 by renowned US publication Wine Enthusiast as ‘New World Winery of the Year’ with many of the wines also receiving notable accolades and awards.

To ensure a firm commitment, Terry Peabody honoured the original promise to his family of leaving a legacy for the family still to come and established a 1000 year trust, meaning the winery can never be sold.