2020 Cornelius Kincardine Chardonnay
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| Tasting Note | Complex wine displaying a plethora of aromas from flint and burnt matchstick to white peach, spice, barrel ferment notes all balanced by an elegant oak background. The palate is sophisticated with a juicy acid backbone. White peach, flint notes and a creamy mid palate makes way to a spicy oak finish. This wine has been built for cellaring and will be rewarded by patience. |
| Technical Note |
Winemaking Region: Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. Clone: 76,95 - Soil Type: Self mulching black vertosol derived from tertiary basalt. Oak Use: 15 months: 50% new and 50% 1 year old French barriques. Hand picked, whole bunch pressed with free run juice to barrel, medium solids retained in juice, wild fermentation then took place over 2 weeks. The yeast lees were stirred monthly over the next 6 months while maturing in barrel. After 15 months the wine was blended, filtered and bottled. |
| Reviews |
Halliday Wine Companion Sourced from a single 1999-planted vineyard. Whole-bunch pressed to French puncheons (33% new), natural-yeast fermentation, 20% mlf. Tangerine and rockmelon fruit aromas with hints of jasmine and subtle vanilla spice. The gently creamy, textured and nutty palate finishes long with fresh stone fruits and a hint of grapefruit pith. 150 dozen made. Phillip Rich |