Stone fruit
Oak

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Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chard

Name: Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chard
SKU: 114289
Price: 22.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$22.99each

What it tastes like

Stonefruit · citrus · creamy finish

Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chardonnay is a premium NZ white wine known for rich stone fruit, creamy texture and integrated oak. This full bodied Chardonnay delivers depth, balance and long finish. Perfect for refined dining occasions.

Stone fruit
Oak

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Tony Bish Fat & Sassy Chard

Tony Bish spent years making wine at Sacred Hill in Hawke's Bay before he and Karryn Bish launched their own label in 2013, and he now makes nothing but Chardonnay. Fat & Sassy was the first wine released and it is still the entry point to a range that can stretch to eight Chardonnays in a typical year, all the way up to the single vineyard and egg fermented wines.

The fruit comes from Hawke's Bay, where a long, sunny growing season and cool nights suit expressive Chardonnay. It is whole bunch pressed, put through a malolactic fermentation that gives it a buttery side, and finished with a savoury oak edge rather than heavy wood.

In the glass it is pale yellow with a thick, generous texture. Citrus and yellow stone fruit lead on the nose with a creamy note, then the palate adds toasted almond and butter, held up by a distinct freshness. The alcohol sits at about 13.5 per cent.

Serve it lightly chilled with meaty fish such as pan-fried hapuku, a creamy chicken dish or even avocado toast.