Bright, even, light golden-hued straw-yellow colour. This has an elegant ant tightly bound nose of
fresh and clean citrus fruits along with some butterscotch MLF notes. The oaking is very subtle, providing some
nutty detail. Dry to taste and
medium-bodied, light and restrained citrus and stonefruit flavours are entwined
with some butterscotch MLF, forming a mellow, smooth-flowing mouthfeel. Fresh, lacy acidity provides some cut and
linearity, with good drive. Flavours of
ripe stonefruits and nuts with some flinty elements emerge and lead to a finish
with MLF butterscotch nuances. This is
an elegant, tightly bound and smooth Chardonnay with stonefruit and
butterscotch flavours. Serve with
poultry and pork over the next 3-4 years. 40% Mendoza, 35% clone 15, 10% each Rua 1 and
clone 95, with 5% Viognier. Fruit from
85% ‘Leaderbrand’ vineyards and 15% Spade Oak’, 20% barrel-fermented to 13.5%
alc. and 4.7 g/L RS, with 20% of the wine aged in oak, the remainder in tank
given 20% new wood equivalence. The wine
saw 8 months on lees with 80% MLF. 17.0+/20 Mar 2014
RRP $19.95
Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates