WINE STYLE:
Medium Bodied White.
GRAPE VARIETY:
Chardonnay 100%.
GROWING REGION:
Padthaway, South Australia.
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
ALC 13.7%
pH 3.5
TA 6.8g/L
VITICULTURAL CLIMATE:
Mediterranean.
SOIL:
Sandy loam over limestone.
APPEARANCE:
Bright and lively, mid green/gold straw in colour.
NOSE:
A fresh tropical bouquet displays characters of pineapple, pawpaw and honeydew melon.
PALATE:
The wine is lively on the palate and offers mouth filling tropical fruit characters. It has great length and persistence. There is some grassiness on the finish which is soft and rounded.
WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS:
Made from grapes grown on the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Padthaway region. Unwooded in style, it reveals varietal Padthaway Chardonnay in its purest form.
SERVE:
Chilled at 6-12°C