Curly Flat Chardonnay 2017
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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
An aromatic nose of white stone fruit infused with fragrant lime blossom and fennel along with hints of struck match and wheatmeal which provide further complexity.
Palate
Nectarine, white peach, and pear merge with grapefruit citrus, all lining up to be embraced by the cool charge of acidity. Subtle French oak and creamy lees provide both a savoury and textural frame for luxurious length. In unison, these elements form a palate of great vitality while maintaining tension and focus.
Cellaring
Drinking now and over the next 8 – 10 years.
- Alcohol: 13.0%
- Closure: Screw cap
- Maturation: 14 months in 100% French oak (35% new).
How is this drinking now?
Release notes current. Has great drinkability now but still has years ahead.
| Harvest date | 3rd - 13th April 2017 |
| Clones used | P58, I1V01, I1V03 & I1V05 |
| Rootstock | Own roots, Teleki 5C & Kober 5bb |
| Vine age | 17 to 25 years old |
| Trellis | Lyre & Geneva Double Curtain |
| Soil type | Volcanic Basalt |
| pH | 3.32 |
| Titratable acidity g/L | 7.0 |
| Malic acidity g/L | 1.4g/L |
| Baume / Alcohol | 13.0% |
| Yeast | Inoculated |
| Malolactic fermentation | 65% |
| New | 35% |
| Second fill | 40% |
| Third fill | 25% |
| Maturation | 14 |
| Fining / filtration | Yes |
| Available formats | 375ml, 750ml & 1.5lts |
| Available | Online, cellar door, select restaurants |