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Meadowbank Chardonnay 2021

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Meadowbank Chardonnay 2021
Meadowbank Chardonnay 2021
Producer Meadowbank
Region, Country Derwent Valley, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 20641-750

Meadowbank’s Chardonnay comes off the property’s oldest vines, now well into their thirties. Peter Dredge describes the vineyard as a “beautiful little spot”, with loose sand and sandstone, overlaying dark brown coffee rock, rich in iron oxides. Dredge tells us these vines are hitting their straps, and in the shed he tries to keep his hands off the fruit as much as possible. The 2021 was picked twice—the first parcel for freshness and the second for structure—and whole-bunch pressed directly to French puncheons (just 10% new). Fermented wild, the wine underwent partial malo, while 20% of the barrels remained un-sulphured to take on oxygen-derived complexity. The wine spent the following nine months in barrel on lees before it was bottled without fining or filtration.



Meadowbank Chardonnay 2021
Meadowbank Chardonnay 2021

Reviews

“Yes it’s complex, yes it’s lengthy and yes it’s low-ish in alcohol, but it’s also blessed with wonderful flavour. White peach, steel, grapefruit pulp, nectarine and citrus flavours blend seamlessly with dried flowery herbs, flint, hay and cedarwood. It’s lively and lifted and absolutely ready to be enjoyed now, though of course it will also hold and mature from here. The ‘readiness’ of the flavours though surprised me, in a good way.”
95 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

Reviews

“Yes it’s complex, yes it’s lengthy and yes it’s low-ish in alcohol, but it’s also blessed with wonderful flavour. White peach, steel, grapefruit pulp, nectarine and citrus flavours blend seamlessly with dried flowery herbs, flint, hay and cedarwood. It’s lively and lifted and absolutely ready to be enjoyed now, though of course it will also hold and mature from here. The ‘readiness’ of the flavours though surprised me, in a good way.”
95 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

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