Nanny Goat Vineyard Chardonnay 2014
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Made in a chablis style, this rich, mouth-filling wine is a sensuous combination of ripe yellow plums and white grapefruit decorated with sweet baking spices, cream and lightly toasted cashew nuts. It has lively acidity and a crisp clean finish. A great accompaniment to lobster risotto.
You are greeted with notes of citrus peel, ripe stonefruit and sweet baking spices. Delicate floral and lightly toasted nut aromas combine to give a subtle and intriguing nose.
The balance was fermented wild in French Oak Puncheons to provide some funky aromatics. 10 months un-sulphured on full yeast lees in second and third fill French oak Puncheons (500L). Stirred regularly to build texture.
Rich and mouth filling on the entry with suggestions of white grapefruit and yellow plums. The mid palate adds lightly toasted cashew nuts and fresh cream to the mix before bright acidity leads you to a crisp, clean finish.
Handpicked on the 7th April 2014. Whole bunch pressed into stainless steel tank for light settling with no additions. Roughly racked after 12 hours to maintain a higher turbidity. 75% of the juice was inoculated in stainless steel tank with a non-saccharomyces strain of yeast to begin ferment and provide some interesting background characters before being over seeded with a strain of yeast chosen to enhance aromatics and palate weight.
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