"Impressively seamless" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine
"Complex, youthful & plenty of energy" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Perfectly paired with light & delicate food such as raw or lightly cooked shellfish
Lamont Bendigo Central Otago Chardonnay 2016
Lamont Bendigo Central Otago Chardonnay 2016
Accolades
Awarded 95/100 Points
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, July 2018
Awarded 95/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Description
"Only 230 cases of wine was made from grapes grown on an unirrigated 25 Year-old vineyard. Taut and attractive chardonnay with ginger, white peach, hazelnut, grapefruit, biscuit and spicy oak flavours. An impressively seamless wine with an ethereal texture" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, July 2018
"Very distinctive bouquet with a floral, mineral and oak attack. A mix of yellow and white stone fruit, apple and grapefruit follows. Complex, youthful, plenty of energy. Dry, tense, youthful and complex with flavours that reflect the nose again with an emphasis on mineral floral layers then fruit. Gentle wood tannins and medium+ acidity will integrate over the coming twenty four months. Lengthy finish. Decant for service with best drinking from late 2019 through 2026." Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Lightly golden in colour, the nose is seductive with hints of mineral and melon, with underlying tropical and stone fruits. The palate is round yet incredibly focused. The wine shows a lovely creaminess with bright citrus fruit flavours. The minerality from the nose shows directly through to the body. Hints of lightly buttered popcorn hit the back palate. The wine is incredibly balanced.
Grapes for this wine were handpicked, whole bunch pressed. Fermented cool, with monthly stirring to add palate weight and further complexity. 100% fermented in French oak barrels, 25% new. The wine has undergone full malolactic fermentation. After fermentation it spent a further 11 months aged in barrel. Organically grown and dry farmed fruit.
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