Meadowbank Chardonnay 2018
Meadowbank's 30-year-old Chardonnay vines are rooted in the Derwent Valley's loose sand and sandstone, which overlies dark brown, coffee rock, rich in iron oxides. It's what our gum-booted winegrower friends might call "quality dirt". The 2018 was hand-picked and whole-cluster pressed directly to eight French barriques (only one was new). The wine underwent partial malo an...
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Brand Name
MeadowbankCountry
AUSTRALIAStyle
White WineRegion
Southern TasmaniaVarietal
ChardonnaySize
750 mL BottleProduct Description
Meadowbank's 30-year-old Chardonnay vines are rooted in the Derwent Valley's loose sand and sandstone, which overlies dark brown, coffee rock, rich in iron oxides. It's what our gum-booted winegrower friends might call "quality dirt". The 2018 was hand-picked and whole-cluster pressed directly to eight French barriques (only one was new). The wine underwent partial malo and spent the following nine months in barrel on lees. Bottled without fining or filtration, the new vintage is focused and chiselled, super tangy and pithy, with layers of citrus, nectarine, lemon curd and a dusting of candied nuts. The personality is driven by mouth-watering, punchy, cool-climate acidity, while the first-rate winemaking brings out some layered seduction. All class.
"White nectarine, ripe lemon, oatmeal and fennel seeds. Tight, light, frisky acidity, good flavour, almond and white peach, white powder texture, lemon and spice on a long cool finish. Quiet, but intense. Time will likely be kind." 94 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Vines planted '87, hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed straight to French barriques (15% new), matured for 9 months, the majority without stirring. Very pure, intense and long, balance thanks to the foregoing. The minimalistic approach is interesting." 95 points, James Halliday, Winecompanion.com.au
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