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Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
An aromatic, complex, textured and elegant style of Chardonnay which showcases the purity of fruit from our sustainably farmed, pristine coastal vineyards. Early hand-harvesting, use of wild yeast fermentation and grape solids, combined with regular batonnage and the finest French oak have all contributed texture, complexity and balance to the wine.
BLEND: 100% Chardonnay
TASTING NOTES:
Colour: Pale green straw
Nose: Lemon, grapefrui...
Wine Information
Alc/Vol: 13.5%
pH: 3.17
Total Acidity: 6.2 g/L
Harvest Date: 3 to 11 March 2017
Ageing: French oak, 11 months, 32% new
Bottling Date: 14 May 2018
Cellaring Potential: Up to 10 years
RATING: James Halliday 94 points
VINTAGE: A cooler than average growing season commencing with perfect flowering and excellent fruit set. The resulting potentially high yields were crop-thinned pre-veraison. Late summer and autumn were cooler and wetter...
Vuosikerta 2017
AUSTRALIA VINTAGE REPORT: The 2017 winegrape crush is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, based on responses received by the Wine Sector Survey 2017. This crush is 5 per cent higher than the 2016 final crush figure of 1.84 million tonnes (Department of Agriculture and Water Resources – Levies recorded figure). It is the third consecutive vintage where the tonnes crushed have increased.
Additional tonnes this year came relatively equally fr...