Maxim Wines is a small wine producer in Hawke?s Bay, New Zealand making small batches of beautiful, handcrafted wines with a particular passion for Hawke?s Bay Chenin Blanc and Syrah. Their fruit comes from carefully selected sites and growers in the region and their winemaking approach is gentle, with minimal handling and additions.

Maxim Wines' aim is to make wines that are an honest expression of where they?re from and how they?re made, speaking the truth of the soil beneath the vines, the sun that ripened the fruit and the light touch that shaped the finished drop.

According to Darragh: "I wanted to have fun with this with ?stealing? some grapes from another region, but just taste the result! I think I?m the only producer that makes Chenin Blanc from two different wine regions. This wine was grown and made in Gisborne under my direction."

This Chenin blanc is grown by the Briant family, there is only one hectare planted in his big vineyard. The wine was picked, crushed and pressed into tank. Fermentation was commercial yeast to enhance classic Gisborne Chenin Blanc characters. I stirred the tank every month for 5 months to build up the mid palate.

This Chenin Blanc is very aromatic and bright. It has good balance and freshness. It will work well with many food flavours and crisp and refreshing for a hot summers day!