Handpicked WinesTasmania Chardonnay 2019
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Chardonnay
Pairs well with Seafood
About this product
Dry, Medium Bodied style of ChardonnayPairs well with SeafoodThis Is A Leaner Style Chardonnay, Reflecting Its Tasmanian Provenance, It Has Juicy Lemon And Fine White Peach Fruit Notes And Mouth-Watering Acidity. The Oak Character Is Restrained, Adding Light Notes Of Nougat And Nuts. This Wine Is Drinking Beautifully Now And Has All The Requisites To Soften, Integrate And Mature Beautifully Over The Next 10 Or More Years.
Season
It Was An Unusual Season That Began With Quite Wild And Wet Weather In Spring Leading To Variable Shoot Growth And Fruit Set. It Was A Cool And Condensed Season In Which Different Varieties Ripening In Close Succession. Yields Were Low And Of Excellent Quality.
Winemaking
The Fruit Was Harvested In The Cool Of Morning Before Overnight Refrigerated Transport To Capella Vineyard On The Mornington Peninsula, Arriving In Pristine Condition And Ready For Gentle Whole Bunch Pressing. This Wine Was Fermented In Barrel – A Mix Of Used And New Burgundian Barriques And Puncheons – And Matured In The Same Barrels For 12 Months.
This Is A Leaner Style Chardonnay, Reflecting Its Tasmanian Provenance, It Has Juicy Lemon And Fine White Peach Fruit Notes And Mouth-Watering Acidity. The Oak Character Is Restrained, Adding Light Notes Of Nougat And Nuts. This Wine Is Drinking Beautifully Now And Has All The Requisites To Soften, Integrate And Mature Beautifully Over The Next 10 Or More Years.
Season
It Was An Unusual Season That Began With Quite Wild And Wet Weather In Spring Leading To Variable Shoot Growth And Fruit Set. It Was A Cool And Condensed Season In Which Different Varieties Ripening In Close Succession. Yields Were Low And Of Excellent Quality.
Winemaking
The Fruit Was Harvested In The Cool Of Morning Before Overnight Refrigerated Transport To Capella Vineyard On The Mornington Peninsula, Arriving In Pristine Condition And Ready For Gentle Whole Bunch Pressing. This Wine Was Fermented In Barrel – A Mix Of Used And New Burgundian Barriques And Puncheons – And Matured In The Same Barrels For 12 Months.
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750mL
- RegionNorthern Tasmania
- Current Vintage2019
- Standard Drinks7.3
- Alcohol Volume12.4%
- CountryAustralia
- StateTasmania
- Brand NameHandpicked Wines
- Wine MakerPeter Dillon
- Food MatchSeafood
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
Gold - Royal Hobart Wine Show 2020
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2019
95 points THE REAL REVIEW
Very youthful and pale-straw colour in the glass. There's aromas of grapefruit pith, wet stone, white peach, vanilla and a touch of melon skin. It's tight and linear on the palate, really racy flavours, with lashings of citrus and mineral acidity, a touch of nuttiness and there's also a saline, briny element that really ups the ante on the complexity front. Then at the end, en garde, there's a rapier-like acidity that gives the wine crunch, drive and tautness.
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2019
95 points Halliday Wine Companion 2022
Handpicked has ventured to the Tamar Valley, adding another string to their extensive portfolio. Grapefruit and a hint of mandarin flavours are the cornerstones of a tenacious palate that has excellent natural acidity providing guard rails for a long, focused finish and aftertaste.
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