Reserve Chardonnay

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Vintage

2008

Description

Oaked Chardonnay, Barrel fermented for 12 months.

Grape Variety

100% Chardonnay

Region

Ballandean, Granite Belt, Queensland (100%)

Tasting Notes

This wine exhibits a deep straw colour and boasts a wonderful bouquet of new French oak intermingled with fruit and touches of honey. The palate replicates these characteristics but has the added complexity of a rich butteriness. This wine is a Classic style and beautifully made.

Cellaring Potential

Now to 5 yrs

Suggested Foods

Fantastic with creamy chicken dishes or pan fried scallops.

Technical Details

Selected parcels of Chardonnay are fermented in new French oak barrels, the wine then goes through Malolactic fermentation, resulting in a smoth creamy roundness to the finished product.

Winemaker

Dylan Rhymer


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