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Buy OnlineWinery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Pure grapefruit zest, citrus, stonefruit kernel, a hint of roasted nuts, all bound in enlivening acid. The satisfying palate weight carries the acid completely without effort; it just shrugs it off. Very clean, already showing some length, which will no doubt build gracefully. A pleasing absence of oak notes…in fact a pleasing absence of everything but essence of Chardonnay. A definite candidate for benchmark.
Various clones of Chardonnay (Mendoza, B95, B548) were carefully hand harvested from Cornish Point and The Elms vineyards. The grapes were whole bunch pressed with the juice flowing to barrel by gravity after overnight settling. Fermentation in French oak (mostly well-seasoned barrels with just 10% new) with indigenous yeasts has produced a wine with considerable complexity. A long and complete indigenous malolactic fermentation with only periodic stirring of the lees (Batonnage), combined with 11 months on full lees; has softened the acid for a rich and complex mouthfeel. In accordance with our non interventionalist approach to winemaking, this wine was not fined or filtered after spending 13 months total in barrel."
Reviews for previous vintages below…
5 Stars & 96/100 Bob Campbell MW, The Real Reviews (2022 Vintage)
"Intense chardonnay with salty mineral, oyster shell, citrus, white flower and ginger the most prominent flavours in this taut, mouth-watering wine. Impressive purity, high energy and bright acidity with a lingering finish. It gives a nod in the direction of Chablis."
Rated Outstanding & 96/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2022 (2021 Vintage)
"Elegant and complex, immediately enticing with a bouquet of subtlety and finesse, layers of fresh white fleshed stone fruits and citrus, layers of fragrant spices and mineral then gently toasty barrel qualities with a whisper of gun-flint. Complexity on the palate builds as the wine opens up, there’s purity and finesse seamlessly woven into the satin saline texture. Flavours of white fleshed fruit and citrus, baking spices and core mineral qualities speak volumes about this wine. Lengthy yet youthful finish, a wine that will develop and continue to impress from 2023 through 2030+."
4 ½ Stars Michael Cooper (2020 Vintage)
"This classy, distinctive Bannockburn wine is matured in French oak barriques, with a very restrained use of new oak. Bright, light yellow/green, the youthful 2020 vintage was estate-grown in The Elms and Cornish Point vineyards, and barrel-aged for 13 months (5 per cent new). Mouthfilling, it has concentrated, vibrant, grapefruit and apple flavours, gentle mealy and biscuity notes adding complexity, fresh acidity, and excellent vigour and length. Best drinking 2023+."
