2008 CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay
continues to be the most widely planted and
successful white grape variety grown in the McLaren Vale
region. The fruit for Shottesbrooke Chardonnay is all grown on
the estate vineyards, immediately surrounding the winery at
McLaren Flat. The soils are deep loam of moderate fertility.
The soils are deep loam if moderate fertility. Careful vineyard
management with minimal inputs ensure low yield of high
quality.
Colour
Pale straw with a green tinge developing to green gold with
age.
Nose
Powerful peach and melon fruit aromas complexed with subtle
toasty oak. Rich and opulent with primary fruit aromas
dominant.
Palate
Fruit flavours dominate the palate while tight grained oak
provides background and complexity. The mouthfeel has a
texture derived from extended time on lees and shows
persistence and length with a refreshing finish.
Picked at full maturity the juice was clarified prior to
fermentation. The finished wine was left on yeast lees to
encourage flavour and texture development before bottling in
August 2008. The wine was bottled under screw cap to protect its
flavours from spoilage by cork taint.
