94/100 The Real Review- Stephen Wong MW
92/100 James Suckling
When we first planted our Home Block Vineyard, Emma insisted that Chardonnay be planted closest to the house.
So, in 2015, 500 vines took root beside our home. Densely planted, dry-farmed, and very much Emma’s labour of love.
From the spectacular 2025 vintage, we introduce our first Emma’s Block Chardonnay. Only 407 bottles were produced.
It has all the richness and generosity of great Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, but with an intriguing floral lift and mineral edge that we have come to associate with this site.
A wine ten years in the making. We think it was worth the wait.
White peach and apricot sit alongside nougat and hazelnut but reined in by some tension. The palate is generous, composed and long.
The 2025 growing season delivered near-perfect conditions for grape growing in Hawke's Bay. A warm, settled spring provided excellent flowering weather and an even fruit set, establishing a healthy, balanced crop across the vineyard.
For white varieties, the season delivered wines with exceptional concentration, texture and length.
Early indications suggest 2025 will be remembered as one of Hawke's Bay's benchmark vintages—a season that captured both the generosity of the climate and the character of the vineyard with remarkable clarity.
94/100 The Real Review- Stephen Wong MW
92/100 James Suckling
When we first planted our Home Block Vineyard, Emma insisted that Chardonnay be planted closest to the house.
So, in 2015, 500 vines took root beside our home. Densely planted, dry-farmed, and very much Emma’s labour of love.
From the spectacular 2025 vintage, we introduce our first Emma’s Block Chardonnay. Only 407 bottles were produced.
It has all the richness and generosity of great Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay, but with an intriguing floral lift and mineral edge that we have come to associate with this site.
A wine ten years in the making. We think it was worth the wait.
White peach and apricot sit alongside nougat and hazelnut but reined in by some tension. The palate is generous, composed and long.
The 2025 growing season delivered near-perfect conditions for grape growing in Hawke's Bay. A warm, settled spring provided excellent flowering weather and an even fruit set, establishing a healthy, balanced crop across the vineyard.
For white varieties, the season delivered wines with exceptional concentration, texture and length.
Early indications suggest 2025 will be remembered as one of Hawke's Bay's benchmark vintages—a season that captured both the generosity of the climate and the character of the vineyard with remarkable clarity.
