Glenarty Road Chardonnay


Glenarty Road Chardonnay
hand picked -- wild barrel ferment -- free run -- mendoza clone -- lemon butter -- crunchy peach -- verbena
Variety: 100% Chardonnay (gin gin clone)
Alc/Vol : 12.6%
Harvest Date: Hand picked on 28 Feb 2018
Oak Maturation: Wild barrel ferment and maturation in French oak for 6 months, 10% new oak
Bottling date: 4 September 2018
Cellaring potential: Will age well for the next 10 years
Vineyard: East - West row orientation with free draining, coarse gravel soils help deliver a bold wine with zesty minerality.
Winemaking: Free run Chardonnay juice, full solids, wild fermented in french oak barriques, 10% of which were new. Unfined with minimal filtration.
Colour: Freshly melted butter
Nose: nashi pear, toasted macadamias, peach
Palate: A complex wine displaying balanced natural acidity, generous fruit weight with a savoury twist.
Please note : All orders in multiples of 12 receive free freight. You can cause a Kerfuffle with straight or mixed cases.