2021 10X Chardonnay
2021 10X Chardonnay
Floral notes on the nose, along with lime and citrus. This wine has lovely sweet fruit on the front palate, leaning more towards a stone fruit character- namely white peach. Great concentration and a fine textured finish.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
Moderate temperatures throughout a wet spring and into flowering resulted in healthy canopies with slightly lower than average yields. Above average rainfall over the Summer due to La Niña was moderated by dry spells and moderate temperatures resulted in slower ripening. High levels of acidity were retained
along with great concentration of flavour, fine detail and precision.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Judd (4%), Wallis (12%), McCutcheon (12%), Kentucky (16%), Osborne (56%) :: I10V01, P58, 95 and 96
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand picked 1st March - 3 April 2021 :: 2.5 tonnes/ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
21.8 – 22.5° :: 3.18 :: 9.3 – 11g/L
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
• 100% whole bunch pressed
• 100% wild yeast fermentation
• 85% 1-3 year French barriques, 15% new oak Puncheon barrel (‘Stockinger’ from Austria)
• Some battonage was carried out on individual barrels
• Partial (65%) MLF
• After 9 months of oak maturation, bottled unfined and filtered
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
8 months :: 8% new french barriques. Mixture of new and old French and Austrian puncheons and barriques
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry (0.53g/L)
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.32 :: 6.2g/L
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
13
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| Production |
Production Notes
Bottled 7 December 2021 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
Floral, white flower and lime citrus notes lift from the glass, an enticing entree to lovely sweet citrus fruit on the front palate and a burst of white peach and nectarine. This wine has great concentration and a fine long mineral and textured finish.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Grilled prawns, trout/salmon fishcakes :: serve at 7–10°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2022-2030
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