13-Mar-2018
Although announcing his departure from Trinity Hill to re-start a new venture with his son, John Hancock’s expertise, experience and legacy with the Chardonnay variety lives on in the quality and style of the Trinity Hill bottlings. John and Warren Gibson developed the style of the Trinity Hill Chardonnays to be elegant and simultaneously complex, and to be some of the best examples in the region. The ‘Black Label’ Gimblett Gravels wine figures among Hawke’s Bay’s best with serious style. The more accessible ‘Hawke’s Bay’ Chardonnay has employed fruit from various sub-regions where cooler character has lent greater freshness and finesse. Here, I review the new release 2016 Trinity Hill Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay. www.trinityhill.com
