Craggy Range Chardonnay Hawkes Bay "Kidnappers Vineyard" (2010)
| Winery: | Craggy Range Vineyards Ltd |
| Region: | New Zealand |
| Varietal: | Chardonnay |
| Type: | Table Wines |
Craggy Range Vineyards Ltd
t is a philosophy like no other. To select and source the very best vineyards in the country, plant them with only the vines that are perfectly suited to that terroir. Bottle them all as single estate wines.
This simple philosophy, to make wines that speak more of where they come from than any other, is what drives their entire systems of farming and winemaking. Craggy Range has the opportunity to craft a wine business exactly the way it wants to, making the most of 150 years of pioneering winemaking in New Zealand.
To some New Zealand means cool climate winegrowing, but in reality it is much more diverse. In the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District in Hawkes Bay, Craggy Range has 100 hectares that were destined to be that quarry. These stony soils located on the same latitude as Madrid, away from the cooling breeze of the South Pacific, create a warm environment, the only part of the country that is as warm and dry as the great French regions of Bordeaux and Hermitage. Not surprisingly it is here they Read more »
Fantastic Chardonnay. Not too dry, not too fruity. Light and fresh. $22 C
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May 2013
@CraggyRange Aroha, Sophia & Le Sol 2011, UK first, on Louis Latour Agencies stand I20, London Wine Trade Fair http://t.co/41dJMyrCtD
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May 2013
Get in quick for your seat at the Terrôir Rotisserie Dinner during the F.A.W.C! Winter Series - http://t.co/pE4sULO59w
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April 2013
Fantastic! We couldn't say it better WA RT @WineWithMeCa: Just had a glass of @CraggyRange sauv blanc and I'm amazed! #NewZealandWineRocks
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April 2013
@pauldbenbow Thanks for the mention Paul. Hope you have a good weekend WA
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April 2013
Sounds pretty perfect! What were you enjoying? RT @geoff_bilbrough: Drinking @CraggyRange looking out over Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
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April 2013
@CraggyRange tasting tonight Jeroboam's Hampstead, excellent team & nice customers too. Good to see people enjoying Kidnappers Chardonnay.
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April 2013
Harvest over, the vineyard guys are going out to play CD http://t.co/U0wcNvxMaN
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Feb 3, 2011
Where is the best place to purchase full variety of wines from this winerY? Would love to do a tasting with my wine club in August...in Orlando Florida 34759 (zip)
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