"The palate is rich, with vanilla custard and oatmeal flavours"
Woodthorpe Chardonnay ’10 is the palest gold colour with fresh green lights. It shows intense characters of lemon oil, fresh pineapple, buttered popcorn and malt biscuits. The palate is rich, with vanilla custard and oatmeal flavours over concentrated citrus notes, leading to a long elegant finish. It will continue to develop in bottle for a further 2-4 years from harvest. Woodthorpe Chardonnay ’10 is delicious on its own, or a wonderful partner for both simply prepared and fuller flavoured seafood, and white meat dishes.
Woodthorpe Chardonnay ’10 combines the best of traditional and modern winemaking. Traditional whole-bunch pressing, barrel fermentation and malolactic fermentation were used on a portion of the wine to enhance the complexity, richness and integration. Modern de-stemming and tank fermentation was used for the remainder of the grapes to preserve the vibrant varietal aromas and clear, fresh fruit expression. The resulting wines were matured for ten months before being blended, fined and bottled.