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This is arguably the best Chardonnay ever produced by Eldridge Estate, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. It is showing corn husk and jasmine flower on the nose with citrus, honeydew, toasted hazelnuts, and fresh straw. Palate is fresh and crisp with ripe peach flesh. Great length and carries quartz like acidity that melts away like lemon sorbet.
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Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula – Red Hill
13.5% Vol
Pale straw
Citrus, honeydew, toasted hazelnuts, and fresh straw.
David Lloyd
While there are layers of flavour, it’s a finer style and yes it does go through malo but this is the most restrained Wendy to date. In the mix, stone fruit meets Meyer lemon, there’s ginger with a sprinkle of oak spice and remains lithe and juicy as bright acidity keeps it on a linear thread.
Rain events did create moderate disease pressure during the growing season but were often followed by prolonged periods of mild & dry weather so there was little disease occurrence. Temperatures were generally higher than moderate with higher-than-average low temperatures but no hot weather & certainly no heat waves. We meandered through harvest at a gentle pace.
Whole bunch pressed gently, barrel fermented with wild yeast in French oak barriques, 30% new oak. The wines were cellared for 10 months before bottling at the end 2021. 100% Malolactic fermentation.
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