Palliser Estate
Chardonnay |
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Palliser Estate Chardonnay is a celebration of strong, citrusy fruit flavours, it is gently seasoned with oak, producing a delicious wine with subtle winemaking input and concentrated varietal flavours. Gracefulness, delicacy, finesse - these are its key attributes.
The wine can cellar well for at least five years, but within three or four years, its charms are fully revealed
Palliser Estate:
This Chardonnay is made from Mendoza and clone 95 chardonnay. The grapes were whole bunch pressed to minimise phenolic extraction with the juice being fermented in French oak casks. The wine remained on yeast lees for nine months to give a creamy full palate.
It's youthful and ravishingly scented on the nose displaying peach, tropical fruit and toasty oak characters.
The palate is superbly concentrated and richly textured with well integrated acidity and a lengthy finish. The wine is multi-layered and beautifully woven with a crisp dry finish. An irresistible Chardonnay that's just going to get better with further time in the bottle.
Technical details
Picking date March/April 2008
Alcohol 14.0%
Bottled 09 April 2009
