{"id":11604,"date":"2024-11-13T06:24:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=11604"},"modified":"2024-11-13T08:41:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:41:03","slug":"cuvar-guardians-chardonnay-wins-champion-wine-of-the-show-at-hawkes-bay-wine-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=11604","title":{"rendered":"\u010cuvar Guardians Chardonnay wins Champion Wine of the Show at Hawkes Bay Wine Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what ended up being a quite memorable night for \u010cuvar Winery, the <strong>Guardians Chardonnay 2021<\/strong> took home three coveted trophies at the Bayley\u2019s Hawke\u2019s Bay Wine Awards &#8211; winning Best Chardonnay, Best Single Vineyard Wine, and the ultimate title, Champion Wine of the Show.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Made from Clone 15 Chardonnay grown on the Rivermere Vineyard along the Ngaruroro River, it captures the essence of Hawke\u2019s Bay\u2019s outstanding 2021 vintage. My review of the wine on release is linked below&#8230; but I have tasted the wine again since, and I do now rate it a couple of points higher at least.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wkVixkUNap\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10033\">\u010cuvar Guardian Chardonnay 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u010cuvar Guardian Chardonnay 2021&#8221; &#8212; WineFolio\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=10033&#038;embed=true#?secret=NsE0gYanTT#?secret=wkVixkUNap\" data-secret=\"wkVixkUNap\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u010cuvar Winery is the vision of one of the absolute legends of New Zealand wine &#8211; Sir George Fistonich, founder of Villa Maria. Fistonich Family Vineyards carries on Sir George\u2019s aim to create benchmark New Zealand wines from exceptional vineyards, and build world-class brands . Within the portfolio is \u010cuvar Winery, Obliix Wines and Stonecroft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>My father and I are so proud to celebrate such early success with our new family winery. 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