‘Cob Cottage’ Chardonnay 2014
COLOUR: Bright straw
AROMA: Displays ripe fruit aromas of nectarine and peach with subtle aromas of mandarin peel and roasted characters. Lifted notes of dried herbs complimented by complex aromas of
flint, roasted hazelnut and honeycomb.
PALATE: The palate is concentrated and beautifully textured with a flowing mouth-feel. The fruit weight and oak balance combine with a perfectly pitched acidity, providing a superb fresh linier and creamy structure.
ANALYSIS: Alc. 14.0% pH 3.20 TA 6.4
WINEMAKERS NOTES: The fruit is hand-picked into small baskets. At the winery it is hand sorted then gently whole bunch pressed, and the juice fermented in French oak barriques (35% new oak). After fermentation the wine is aged in French oak barrels on yeast lees for 10 months. Regular lees stirring added greater pallet weight and richness which balances the structure and complexity of this wine.
VITICULTURALIST NOTES: This small block of vines is situated on a steep north facing hillside at Auntsfield Estate. The soil here is made up of very dense Loess Clay with a high mineral content. The vines are old and slow growing leading to a low cropping level of 2kg per vine. The resulting fruit is always very clean with an unusual warm hue of colour at harvest. The bunches contain lots of very small perfectly formed berries and a high skin to pulp ratio.
