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2021 GOLD MEDAL WINNER 95 Points Collection Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay

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WINE STYLE

Rich & Generous
FOOD PAIRING

Christmas roast – turkey, pork or chicken; curries with butter and cashew sauces; creamy pasta dishes

GOLD MEDAL - 2023 Royal Sydney Wine Show

95 POINTS - The Vintage Wine Journal

"Pale colour. Grapefruit, tonic water, saline aromas with grilled nut notes. Well balanced wine with lovely pure grapefruit, nectarine flavours, fine loose knit chalky textures, very good mid-palate volume, a touch of viscosity and fresh integrated acidity. Finishes long and bittersweet. Classical style with mouthwatering freshness. Drink now – 2027" - Andrew Caillard, MW

VINTAGE
2021

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Chardonnay

ORIGIN
Mornington Peninsula, VIC, Australia.

Surrounded by ocean the Mornington Peninsula enjoys year round moderating sea breezes. The region is renowned for its “four seasons in one day”. Spring is notoriously capricious, summers are dry and mild, and autumn is typically a steady season of calm, warm and dry days. A spine of hills runs down the centre of the peninsula and the vineyards at about 200m elevation are around 2 degrees C cooler than those on the lower lands. The lowlands are characterised by clay loams, while the hills have areas of red volcanic soils.

CRAFTING & AGEING
The fruit was pressed in whole bunches and the juice was fermented in French oak barrels. There was partial wild ferment and partial malolactic fermentation with regular stirring. The wine was matured in the same barrels, a mix of seasoned and new, for 11 months.

AROMA & PALATE
Intensely aromatic, the palate opens with layers of citrus and white stone fruits, some gun flint with a delicate mineral edge. Fermentation and maturation in select French oak barrels add stexture and complexity and the wine finishes long and fine.

SERVING & FOOD PAIRING
Christmas roast turkey, pork or chicken; curries with butter and cashew sauces; creamy pasta dishes.

Serving temperature: 8-12ºC

Cellar potential: 2026

Alcohol: 12.5% v/v

THE REGION

Mornington Peninsula

A maritime region about 50km south-east of Melbourne. It is surrounded by ocean and the climate is moderated year-round, with cooling ocean breezes in summer and relatively mild winters.

Soils vary from the red volcanic earth on the spine of hills running down the centre of the peninsula to grey clay loams on the plains.

THE TIER

Collection

SPECIAL OCCASIONS • GIFTING

The Collection series are a set of premium wines from hand-picked regions around the world – each crafted to reflect a supreme sense of place and exceptional character.

The labels each feature a unique photographed object collected from the region the wine was grown, designed to present a story of the region's distinct characteristics.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Conch Shell

This shell was found on the beaches surrounding Mornington Peninsula. With its cool climate and strong maritime influence, this is one of Australia’s finest Chardonnay regions.

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