James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com
93/100
Herbal and lemony, with a dry profile that is ample and substantial. It shows a textured palate with underlying tension supported by a distinctive stony character. Drink now.
Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2024
27,90 CHF
37,20 CHF pro Liter
incl. statutory VAT excl. shipping costs
delivery time ca. 5–7 Werktage
Product.Nr. 2458s
By New Zealand's "King of Chardonnay". Cheeky and fun, all curves and lusciousness. Made in a large oak barrel. The Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2024 presents itself with rich aromas and a full body.
product description
Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2024
Tasting Note:
Enticingly fruited with aromas of peach, fresh red apple, firm apricot, and nashi pear along with tropical notes of mango and pawpaw. The palate is richly fruited and tropical with ripe stone fruit and creamy mouth filling richness. Hints of toasted brioche and oak spice give complexity, and a fine acid line lends freshness on the finish and length.
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Reviews
Reviews for Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chardonnay 2024:
Sam Kim
Wine Orbit
93/100
It's delightfully fruited and inviting on the nose, showing golden peach, mango, vanilla, and assorted nut aromas. The palate is equally appealing with succulent fruit intensity, backed by creamy texture and finely infused acidity, making it flavoursome and deliciously attractive. At its best: now to 2029.
Cameron Douglas MS
camerondouglas.com
92/100
A delicious wine from the TB stable - aromas and flavours of fresh grapefruit and peach, lots of apple and fruit spice then a fine layer of vanilla and cheesy cream. Dry on the palate with medium+ weight, plenty of acidity delivers a nice palate squeeze and ensures flavours are available throughout the palate and cellar worthy. Best drinking from 2025 through 2028.
Additional information
Type: White wine
Varietal: Chardonnay
Vineyard locaton: Hawke’s Bay. Hawke’s Bay is New Zealand’s oldest wine region and one of the world’s Great Wine Capitals since 2024. Its sunny days, cool nights and diverse soils provide ideal conditions for expressive, elegant Chardonnays.
Vintage notes: The 2024 vintage in Hawke’s Bay marks a triumphant comeback following the severe weather events of the previous year. A warm, dry El Niño summer followed by an ideal autumn provided perfect conditions for optimal grape ripening and flavour development. Cool nights preserved brilliant natural acidity. While yields were small, the harvest delivered fruit of exceptional concentration, peak maturity, and vibrant flavour intensity.
Winemaking: Machine harvested fruit was gently destemmed without crushing and pressed to tank for settling. Following racking, the juice was transferred to a large 9hL French Oak Cuvée and barriques for fermentation and maturation. Juices were inoculated with CY3079 yeast for primary fermentation. All batches went through a secondary malo-lactic fermentation. The wine was aged sur-lie for 9 months before racking and filtration to bottle.
Alcohol: 12.5% vol
Wine style: dry
Total acidity: 6.0 g/l
Residual sugar: 1.5 g/l
pH: 3.54
Bottle size: 0.75l
Notice: Contains sulfites.
Cellaring potential: Fat & Sassy Chardonnay drinks well from release and will improve for up to three years cellaring.
Closure: Screwcap
| Nutritional Information per 100 ml | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 324 kJ (77 kcal) |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturate | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.7 g |
| of which Sugars | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Ingredients: Raw materials: Grapes, Preservatives: Sulphur dioxide (E 220).
Produced and bottled by: Bish Wines Ltd., 3 Ossian Street, Ahuriri, 4110 Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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