Estate Chardonnay 2009

The wine has a wonderfully complex nose full of the peach, melon and green apple characters we expect from great chardonnays. The 2009 Estate Chardonnay had about 20% barrel fermentation to give roundness and body. Just under 50% of the wine was fermented in Stainless steel to keep the wine fresh both on the nose and on the palette. The time the wine has spent in oak has lifted the nose with notes of toasted nuts and mixed spice and the extended lees contact gives the palette a rich texture without becoming flabby.

In keeping with the Glandore ethos all of the fruit was hand picked from our vineyard. This is to make sure that only the very best fruit came into the winery, showing that even from a difficult vintage great wines can still be made.