Zilzie Wines

The Wine Press Series Chardonnay 2019

Soft and refined Chardonnay
Tropical fruit, fresh citrus with a crisp finish
Pair with smoked trout or herbed chicken
Region: Murray Darling
Colour: Pale straw with green hues.
Nose: Peach, lemon and cashew with a touch of toasty oak
Palate: Nectarine and grapefruit characters, a delicious creamy texture and a crisp acid finish
Oak: Small parcel on French oak.
Food Match: Smoked trout, roast herbed chicken or arancini balls.
Drink Until: 2022
The fruit was harvested in the cool of the night to preserve freshness and quality. Individual batches were cool fermented in stainless steel and some French oak with lees stirring to give length and roundness to the palate. The wine was blended, stabilised and filtered prior to bottling.

The Vintage 2019 growing season was one of the driest on record. Controlled winter watering and careful monitoring of vine stress levels was key to a successful crop this year. Temperatures tended to be cooler in Spring and early Summer which caused a slower start to the season, as temperatures began to rise in late Jan early Feb ripening moved along a little quicker and the team were grateful the vines had sufficient canopies to protect the fruit through to maturity. The reds from this vintage show excellent depth of colour and fabulous tannins, whilst the whites display a rich array of aromatics and bright fresh fruit