2020 Sandalford Estate Reserve Chardonnay
A tightly structured wine full of stone fruit, citrus and cashew flavours. The French oak is beautifully integrated, adding layers to both the flavour and mouthfeel of the wine. This texture is complemented with bright, fresh acidity which leads to a wonderful length on the finish. Cellaring for up to 10 years will provide greater complexity and richness for those who like a toasty bottle aged style.
Winemaker comments
Winemaker Notes
This wine is made from 100% Estate grown Chardonnay. The fruit was destemmed before gentle pressing to tank. The free run juice portion was transferred to French oak barriques for fermentation (25% new, balance seasoned oak) utilising a specialised Burgundian Saccharomyces yeast isolate. The wine remained in barrel on ferment lees for 8 months prior to blending, stabilisation, filtration and bottling.
Tasting notes
Varietals
Varietal
Chardonnay
Colour
Other Notes
Pale straw with tinges of green and gold.
Nose
Production
Bright lemon citrus, stone fruit, and pink grapefruit. Oak derived spicey vanilla, nougat and roasted cashew nut characters support the bright fruit.
Palate
Tasting Note
A tightly structured wine full of stone fruit, citrus and cashew flavours. The French oak is beautifully integrated, adding layers to both the flavour and mouthfeel of the wine. This texture is complemented with bright, fresh acidity which leads to a wonderful length on the finish. Cellaring for up to 10 years will provide greater complexity and richness for those who like a toasty bottle aged style.
Vintage Conditions
Vineyard Notes
2020 was a vintage like no other. Whilst a global pandemic changed the way people lived their lives, Margaret River experienced a near perfect vintage. The preceding Spring growing season was warmer than average resulting in earlier bud burst and grape development. Grape yields were lower than average which led to one of the earliest harvests on record. The near perfect growing season allowed the winemakers to harvest fruit at optimal flavour and sugar ripeness. The fruit for this Chardonnay was machine picked in early February.
