Wolf Blass

White Label Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2016

From 5 red star Haliday-rated winery
Pair with slow-cooked pork belly with fennel
Great for celebrations or laid-back meals
Region: Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills, SA.
Colour: Mid straw with a green tinge.
Nose: Pristine, elegant fruit provides fresh aromas of white nectarine, apple blossom and lemon, that are enhanced with subtle nutty oak and hints of gunflint.
Palate: The palate is complex, structural and focused, with good mid-palate depth and impeccable balance. A fine acid line allows flavours to build and persist, resulting in exceptional length.
Oak: Fermented in 75% seasoned and 25% new French oak barriques with wild yeasts and natural malo-lactic fermentation, then matured for 9 months to enhance purity of fruit and build complexity.
Food Match: Great with slow-cooked pork belly with fennel and roast carrots, or chicken saltimbocca with prosciutto and sage.
Winemaker: John Ashwel
Drink Until: 2025
The White Label range boasts wines of rare distinction. Highlights of the vintage, these are contemporary expressions of classic wines, crafted using exceptional fruit from distinctive regions, passionate winemaking expertise and traditional values.
The Piccadilly Valley, on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty, is one of the highest wine regions in Australia with vineyard sites up to 600 meters above sea level. The high altitude climate is further tempered by occasional fog and cloud cover, which, combined with long bursts of gentle sunshine, allows for long, slow ripening and full flavour development while retaining high natural acidity and low pH. Vineyard soils are complex and diverse. The resulting Chardonnay is the terroir made manifest - elegant and complex with clarity of fruit and unparalleled quality.

Medal Tally: 1 Gold 5 Silver 13 Bronze Medals

Other Awards: Gold Medal - Royal Hobart Wine Show 2017
Silver Medal - Royal Queensland Wine Show 2017
Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge 2018
Silver Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards 2018
Silver Medal - Perth Royal Wine Show 2018
Silver Medal - Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2018
Bronze Medal - San Francisco Wine Show 2017
Bronze Medal - KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show 2017
Bronze Medal - Perth Royal Wine Show 2017
Bronze Medal - Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2017
Bronze Medal - Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2017
Bronze Medal - HKIWSC 2017
Bronze Medal - National Wine Show of Australia 2017
Bronze Medal - Adelaide Hills Wine Show 2017
Bronze Medal - KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show 2018
Bronze Medal - Royal Hobart Wine Show 2018
Bronze Medal - National Wine Show of Australia 2018
Bronze Medal - San Francisco Wine Show 2018
Bronze Medal - International Wine Challenge 2019
Wolf Blass - 5 Red Stars, James Halliday Wine Companion, 2017