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REGION/COUNTRY - McLAREN VALE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
2008 KANGARILLA ROAD McLaren Vale Chardonnay
From a tiny boutique winery in McLaren Vale which has a climate similar to Bordeaux except, in the words of one winemaker, it never rains and it's never frosty. Their Chardonnay is jam-packed with fruit, superbly balanced with acidity, oak and tannin
Kangarilla Road is an internationally sucessful wine brand from McLaren Vale in South Australia. Not only making some of the wines you'd expect from this region, Kangarilla are also producing some unusual varietes such as primitivo and zinfandel.
Chardonnay which came on earlier in the season benefited from some cooler climatic conditions early in the season. The chardonnay is a fresh citrus driven style complemented by the light use of oak with 30% of the wine fermented in new French oak Barriques. This wine was matured for 100 days in oak with daily barrel stirring. The oak component is unobtrusive yet critical to the overall aroma and flavour balance
A really lovely Chardonnay.
Sealed Under Screw Cap Enclosure
750ml
13.5% Alcohol
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