Description / Reviews
"Various clones of Chardonnay (Mendoza, B95, 548) were carefully hand harvested from Cornish Point, Calvert and The Elms vineyards. The grapes were whole bunch pressed with the juice flowing to barrel by gravity after overnight settling. Fermentation in French oak (mostly well-seasoned barrels with just 5% new) with indigenous yeasts has produced a wine with considerable complexity. A long and complete indigenous malolactic fermentation with only periodic stirring of the lees (Batonnage), combined with 11 months on full lees; has softened the acid for a rich and complex mouthfeel. In accordance with our non-interventionalist approach to winemaking, this wine was not fined or filtered after spending 13 months total in barrel. Citrus blossom, elderflower and wet stones set the scene for this subtle yet beguiling Chardonnay. Comfortable, at ease with itself, not a single component vying for attention; just the Felton Road style at the fore. Deeply fruited with hazelnut notes through the mid, combined with characteristic fresh acidity, leads to a harmonious and sustained finish. A seamless Bannockburn blend from our Calvert, Cornish Point and The Elms vineyards." - Notes from Felton Road
"Subtle and restrained chardonnay with a complex amalgam of flavours: cloudy apple juice, savoury herb, sourdough and vanilla rice pudding. With air, the nose unfurls and expands upwards but the palate remains zingy and fresh with vibrant fruit edged in subtle oak. Long and linear as it builds towards the finish, this is a classsy chardonnay with good depth in reserve and will reward a few years of cellaring." - 95 Points, Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review
