Fox Creek Chardonnay
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Current vintage
2010
A complex wine that has aromas of lime and stone fruits with melon citrus flavours on the palate. The flavours are fresh and mouth filling. The wine is made more complex by a portion being stirred on lees and barrel fermented.
Appearance
Pale gold.
Bouquet
Lifted golden peach, nectarine and honey notes with c
Palate
A rich fruity palate shows golden peach, apricot and pineapple flavours. The textural oak frame surrounds dollops of creamy butter, honey and toast, with the crisp mandarine finish completing a complex, restrained and balanced wine.
Winemaking
The Chardonnay vineyard was harvested at 13.4 Baumé. A portion of the juice (approximately 60%) was fermented in new and one year old French oak barrels with a moderate proportion of this as indigenous wild yeast fermentation to achieve greater complexity. The barrel fermented portion was matured in oak on yeast lees for 9 months to create a rich creamy palate. The remainder of the blend was fermented in stainless steel tanks at moderate temperatures to retain maximum fruit character. After blending, the wine was returned to oak barrels to harmonise the flavours and structure prior to bottling.
Technical analysis
- Alcohol 13.8%
Ageing potential
The Chardonnay is wonderful on release and we would expect the wine to be at its very best through 2011 to 2014.
Viticulturalist
Nick Wiltshire
Winemaker
Scott Zrna
Tasting notes
2010 Chardonnay in Large Print
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