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Cape Mentelle Chardonnay 2010
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APPEARANCE: Pale straw with lime hues.
NOSE: Lemon rind, grapefruit and jasmine combine with almond biscotti and gun smoke.
PALATE: Abundant fresh citrus leads the palate with a touch of marzipan and fresh pear. The fine slatey acidity drives the length of flavour and combines perfectly with the subtle creamy texture and mild oak inl uence to deliver an intense, expressive and exquisitely balanced wine.
VINEYARD: Fruit is predominantly sourced from the cooler Southern Wallcliffe and Karridale sub-regions of Margaret River. Most of the chardonnay is cane-pruned and vertical shoot positioned. The majority of these vineyards are planted to the Mendoza (GinGin) clone of chardonnay, which has proven to be particularly successful in the Margaret River region.
The 2010 harvest in Margaret River continues a run of excellent vintages, again marked by a very dry and mild summer. The only significant rainfall for the vintage period was not until mid-April ensuring an excellent ripening period, with fruit retaining pristine varietal l avours and showing great concentration and intensity.
Hand-picked bunches were elevated into our Bucher membrane press and the resulting free-run juice was left to settle overnight. The following day the juice was racked into Burgundian coopered French oak barriques, of which approximately one third were new. Fermentation ensued following inoculation with both natural and selected yeast strains. The wine matured in barrel for nine months, during which battonage and topping was carried out weekly. Batches were individually assessed and those meeting the requisite standard were blended in December. The wine was bottled in January 2011, after stabilisation in tank.
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WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Robert Mann
Drink now until: 2018
Alc/Vol: 13 %
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