Denton Chardonnay 'Shed' 2021
Regular price $31.00
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- TASTING NOTE: Super value Yarra Chardy here! There's lots of freshness and floral lift, juicy orchard fruits and lovely weight from a bit of lees work. It has a racy, preserved lemon, acid line and is quite complex given the price. Yum.
- ABOUT THE WINE: 30% fermented as whole bunches to dryness, balance whole-bunch pressed. Matured in old French oak with wild yeast ferment and wild malolactic fermentation (100%). Left on full lees with occasional stirring for six months. Bottled without fining or filtration.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: John and Simon Denton’s estate sits atop a 300-million-year-old granite plug on the border of Coldstream and Tarrawarra in the Yarra Valley, aptly named ‘View Hill’. Vine establishment was in three stages between 1997 and 2004, and included some close-planting of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir at the highest elevation of the vineyard. Now sitting at 80 acres under vine, this unique site is also home to plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo (8 clones) and, more recently, Ribolla Gialla. The Denton View Hill Vineyard is as unique a site in the Yarra Valley as you are likely to find. This special terroir was formed millions of years ago by an active volcano that left behind a granite plug. The granite-rich, sandy soils that lie above hulking granite boulders are key to the site’s expression and a huge contributing factor to the singular character and quality of the wines made here. Viticulturalist Julian Parrott has a sustainable approach; the site is almost exclusively dry-farmed, there are no herbicides applied and under-vine cultivation is used widely. With a laser focus on soil health, the fruit coming from this site has never been in better shape.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Yarra Valley, Victoria
- VARIETAL: Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Luke Lambert
- CLASSIFICATION: Unfined & Unfiltered, Sustainable Farming, Vegan
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 12.5%
- SIZE: 750ml
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