MAU The Basket Case Chardonnay 2022
$52.90 inc. GST
Accolades:
94/100 – Cameron Douglas MS (2021 vintage)
Tasting Note: Green/pale straw colour. The wine has a lovely freshness about it with lemon zest, crystalline lemon, straw and nettle to the fore with brioche, marzipan and nutmeg oak spice in a supporting role. The front palate is silky and instantly mouth filling with lemon, spice and juicy acidity. The wine has great tension and length carried by coiled acidity that leads to a back palate of baked lemon tart and fresh grated nutmeg.
Winemaking Notes: The fruit for this wine was hand harvested off the stunning clay soils of Cowley Vineyard, located in Marlborough’s Southern Valleys. After a quick trip to Picton it was transported to our Clevedon winery overnight by ferry and refrigerated truck, arriving within 24hrs at approx. 4 degrees. The fruit was whole bunch pressed to 100% French oak, 50% new. I prefer wild ferment for my Basket Case Wines for style, texture and intrigue. The wine matures for 15 months on yeast lees with partial MLF (no stirring) and another 12 months in bottle before being released.
Alcohol: 13.0%
Variety: Chardonnay
Region: Marlborough, New Zealand
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