Corner 50, Hawkes Bay
The varied topography and wide range of soil types, from fertile
silty loams to free-draining shingle, produces a considerable
range of wine styles in this large region.
Hawkes Bay is the country's second largest region and has a respected 100-year heritage in wine. The varied topography and wide range of soil types, from fertile silty loams to free-draining shingle, produces a considerable range of wine styles in this large region.
Ripening dates for a single grape variety can vary by as much as three weeks between the warm red metal soils on the plain to the cool, higher altitude vineyards of central Hawkes Bay.
Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape variety but the long sunshine hours attract a high percentage of later ripening red grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Kim Crawford Wines draws grapes mainly from the sub regions of Ohiti (for our Moteo Viognier) and the Bridge Pa Triangle (this warmer sub region within the bay is ideal fo our Kim Crawford Merlot).
The varied topography and wide range of soil types, from fertile
silty loams to free-draining shingle, produces a considerable
range of wine styles in this large region.