WINEMAKER’S NOTES

Our 2019 Chardonnay is an excellent example of cool climate Chardonnay; Spring and Summer were cooler than average lending to exceptionally favourable conditions for cool climate Chardonnay. Tight acidity and excellent fruit flavour ripeness has resulted in a wine that has outstanding finesse and length of flavour. Typical of the fine-fruited style we make, it has some great potential to evolve in the bottle.

TASTING NOTES

Colour:  Pale straw.

Aroma:  Mealy aromas with hints of cashew nut. Yellow peach and nectarine fruits with subtle nutmeg and cinnamon spice. Good complexity from French oak maturation with a subtle background of vanillin. Wild yeast traits add to the overall complexity of this wine.

Palate:  Medium bodied, beautifully textured creamy and lush as a result of yeast lees contact with plentiful fruit. Spicy vanillan oak on the palate. Elegantly balanced with great length. A complex wine with a citrusy finish.

Food matching:  Barramundi with Mango salsa.

Cellaring:  Enjoy now or cellar for three to four years.

Alcohol:  12.4 % vol.  Standard drinks:  approx 7