Produced since 1984, Elston Chardonnay is sourced exclusively from Te Mata Estates oldest vineyards on the hillsides above the winery. Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwins family. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.

Brilliant white gold in the glass, Elston Chardonnay has wonderfully intense aromas of golden peach, apricot, and lemon zest. Focused but flowing this is a wine of precision, power, and poise. On the mouth-watering palate theres oodles of ripe, white-fleshed fruit, nougat and nutmeg, integrated fine oak tannin, and just a flick of salinity. A long line of sweet citrus acidity and ripe Hawkes Bay chardonnay fruit run through here.

Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawkes Bay vineyards, located on New Zealands North Island.Te Mata Estate is home to New Zealands oldest vineyards and wine cellars with 128 years of continuous wine production. The Buck family were drawn to the estate in 1974, with a desire to produce Bordeaux- and Northern Rhone-inspired wines. Today, the family continues this pursuit, delivering internationally acclaimed, estate-grown wines of classical style, which represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage and vineyard.

Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawkes Bay vineyards, located on New Zealands North Island. Te Mata Estate is home to New Zealands oldest vineyards and wine cellars with 128 years of continuous wine production. The Buck family were drawn to the estate in 1974, with a desire to produce Bordeaux- and Northern Rhone-inspired wines. Today, the family continues this pursuit, delivering internationally acclaimed, estate-grown wines of classical style, which represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage and vineyard.Te Mata Estates vineyards enjoy a temperate maritime climate and low rainfall year-round, due to the rain shadow from mountains to the west. Today, Te Mata Estate encompasses 135 hectares of vines planted across 4 subregions of Hawke’s Bay.First planted in 1892, the Havelock Hills are the heart of Te Mata Estates wine production and home to the winery. Te Mata Estate has five sites on these free draining, north-facing slopes featuring sandy loam soils. In 1996 the Havelock Hills area was recognized for the significance of its natural and viticultural heritage when it was designated the Te Mata Special Character Zone. Woodthorpe Terraces is nestled between sheltering hills on elevated, north-facing terraces of alluvial stone, clay and sandy loam in the Dartmoor Valley. The Bridge Pa Triangle is the warmest area and features free-draining silt loam over a red, mineral gravel base, which makes it a superb site for ripening red and white varietals. Te Mata Estate has two sites in Gimblett Gravels, an area where stony soils from the old Ngaruroro River were exposed after a flood in the 1860s, and which has an international reputation for the complexity, depth, and detail of its wines.

Proof/ABV: 13.5