Tony Bish The Family Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2025
Case Buys Only | 6 x 750ml
Tony Bish The Family Hawkes Bay Chardonnay brings together the generous fruit and creamy texture that Tony Bish Chardonnay fans will recognise, balanced by a fine line of fresh acidity. Roasted peach, fragrant red apple and mandarin lead into ripe stone fruit, cashew and gentle oak spice, with a rich, full-bodied palate and a long, persistent finish. Made from fruit grown across two Hawke’s Bay sub-regions, it offers plenty of flavour and polish while remaining approachable enough for the family table. A fine match for roast chicken, smoked pork shoulder or simply a well-stocked cheeseboard.
What the winery says:
The Chardonnay was selectively machine-picked during the cool early hours of late-summer mornings, helping preserve pristine fruit flavours and crisp acidity. Fruit was sourced from Kokako Farms in the Ohiti Valley and Two Terraces Vineyard in the Mangatahi sub-region. More than half of the wine was fermented in Taransaud barriques in a temperature-controlled barrel room. Following alcoholic fermentation, it underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation and was matured for nine months before blending. The finished wine has an alcohol level of 13.5%.
What the experts say:
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, 95/100 (2025)
“Deep and layered, showing sliced apple pie, peaches and some vanilla. Medium- to full-bodied with lovely texture and length. Like a premier cru Meursault. Drink now.”
Cameron Douglas MS, 92/100 and Premium (2025)
“A complete wine, vibrant and fresh, lively and youthful with aromas and flavours of red apple and peach and lemon with a seam fragrant spices from fruit and some barrel. A dry wine with a fresh salivating appeal framed by flavours of pomaceous, citrus and stone fruits with a finesse layer from wood spice and gentle grainy mouthfeel. Balanced and well made with best drinking from day of purchase through 2029.”
Candice Chow, Candice Wine Chat, 91/100 (2025)
“This has a captivating toasty bouquet, unfolding vibrant and fresh fruit with salivating acidity, boosted by toasty spice and nutty elements. Accessible and generous.”
