Dalwhinnie Moonambel Chardonnay 2020

A$69.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Varieties
Region/Country
Victoria, Australia
Rating
95 points

Description

The fruit for this wine was handpicked and whole bunch pressed. The cloudy juice was then transferred directly to a mixture of new and one and two year old French oak puncheons (500L) and barriques (228L).

Fermentation occurred spontaneously with wild yeast over the next three weeks. Post-ferment the barrels where topped and the wine matured in place for the next nine months before careful barrel selection and bottling.

Rating

Score
95 points
Reviewer
James Halliday
Review

Hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch pressed, wild ferment in barrel, matured 9 months in barrel on gross lees. Fogarty Wine Group winemaker, Julian Langworthy, knows a thing or two about chardonnay. Here, he delivers a complex and elegant interpretation, bringing flinty minerals, pristine sherbety lemon and grapefruit with pear, peach skin and almond flavours into a restrained, harmonious whole. Lithe, juicy and delicious now, with some way to go.

Specifications

Closure
Screw cap
Serving Temp.
7-11 °C
Alcohol
13%
Cellar until
Now - 2027
Food pairing
Linguine alla Vongole with fresh parsley.

Tasting Profile

Nose
Perfumed and nutty, the nose is redolent of juicy white peaches and honey with a creamy cashew-like oak.
Palate
The palate is wonderfully fresh yet expressive, with ripe stone fruits drawn together by fine natural acidity. The acid then tightens and lengthens the back palate with the subtle Burgundy oak playing a supportive role. The 2020 Moonambel Chardonnay is an exemplary example of modern chardonnay from a unique site.

Dalwhinnie Moonambel Chardonnay 2020

Dalwhinnie Moonambel Chardonnay 2020
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