“Bright light yellow colour. Very subtle restrained aromas, fresh and citrusy, clean and bright, oak is almost invisible. The palate is precise and fine, long and refreshing. A superb wine with a long future.”
97 points, Huon Hooke
The Real Review
“Immediately aromatic, fresh & complex with almond, pear, citrus and almost patisserie fruit characters. Dry & mid weight with firm acidity & beautiful fruit concentration backed by French coconut ice oak likely to come into better balance with time in the bottle. Finishes with excellent length, drying acidity making for a wine likely to reward 8 -10 years in bottle. Benchmark modern Australian Chardonnay & perhaps the best yet from the team at Curly Flat.”
96 points, Angus Hughson
Wine Genius
“A key chardonnay release from Curly Flat. Mostly wild yeast fermented. An excellent show of power, persistence and overall finesse. A top-notch wine with complexity in spades. Needs time to integrate properly but the way this lingers in the mouth is an experience to behold. Grapefruit, sweet preserved lemons, oatmeal and creamy, toasty oak. The finish is smoky, minerally, cheesy. Love the way it combines fruit power and funk, oomph and finesse. A prime contender for Best Curly Flat Chardonnay yet.”
95 points, Campbell Mattinson
The Wine Front
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Our truly cool climate ensures an sublime, yet complex expression of Chardonnay that speaks with purity of time and place.
Bouquet
Generous and complex, with layers of primary fruit and secondary characters. Ripe stone fruit; white peach, nectarine, honeydew and grapefruit. Smokey oak, cashew, orange blossom, oatmeal and fresh honeycomb.
Palate
Medium plus in weight, dry, yet with mouth-filling fruit sweetness. Complexity of bouquet flows through to palate. Textured with harmonious balance of fruit and oak, knitted together by firm yet juicy acidity that drives a lingering palate.
Cellaring
Drinking well now, cellar up to 2023-2025.
How is this drinking now?
A complex expression of mature chardonnay. The warm (but not hot) year brought the flavour and time has brought complexity and interest. Preserved lemon/grapefruit and almond meal, high drinkability! Drink 2020-2022.
Harvest date | 17th March - 9th April 2010 |
Clones used | P58, I1V01, I1V03 & I1V05 |
Rootstock | Own roots, Teleki 5C & Kober 5bb |
Vine age | 10 to 17 years |
Trellis | Lyre & Geneva Double Curtain |
Soil type | Volcanic Basalt |
Fruit Handling | Whole bunch pressed |
pH | 3.24 |
Titratable acidity g/L | 6.8 |
Malic acidity g/L | <0.05 g/L |
Baume / Alcohol | 13.6% |
Yeast | Inoculated |
Malolactic fermentation | 100% |
New | 52% |
Second fill | 28% |
Third fill | 20% |
Maturation | 18 |
Fining / filtration | Crossflow |
Available formats | 375ml, 750ml & 1.5lts |
Available | Sold out |
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