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Katnook Founders Block Chardonnay 2009
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Colour :: Light straw yellow tinted with pale green.
Nose :: An attractive array of fruit driven Chardonnay aromas showing stylish peach and nectarine, along with zesty grapefruit. A very subtle toastiness from oak adds a lovely touch of complexity.
Palate :: An appealing array of tantalizing flavours with peach, pineapple, hints of citrus and a touch of toast highlighting the elegant palate structure. The mouthfeel has a subtle richness and creaminess displaying elegant oak characters with enticing fruit and fine acid that is fresh and lingering.
Vintage :: The 2009 vintage was preceded by a brief blast of heat with four consecutive days of record high temperatures in Coonawarra. Fortunately, healthy vine canopies shielded most varieties from any major damage. Cool to mild temperatures and dry conditions followed this heat blast, providing a long slow ripening period, producing fruit that was harvested at optimum ripeness.
The Chardonnay wines have attractive ripe varietal expression showing the vibrant stone fruit flavours expected of them.
Katnook Founder’s Block wines are named in honour of the original land holding of John Riddoch, the founder of Coonawarra. With the Katnook Estate pedigree of ‘Classic Coonawarra’, the Founder’s Block range is styled for everyday drinking, inviting a modern generation of wine drinkers to enjoy the pleasures of Coonawarra wine… people who know what they want and with whom they like to share it. The wines are grounded in the past but genuinely focused on the present. They are honest, fruit driven, harmonious and shine with pure Coonawarra character.
13.5% Alc/Vol.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Coonawarra SA |
Winemaker: Wayne Stehbens
Drink now until: 2016
Alc/Vol: 13.5 %
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