Sutherland Chardonnay 2010
This wine has a beautiful light straw colour with hints of green. The nose shows pure marmalade fruit and complex yeasty flavours in a nice harmony with toasty oak. The palate is clean and pure with a lovely texture and finishes long.
Maturation
Drinking well, and will develop for 3 more years.
Food Pairing
Mild risottos, chicken salads and seafood dishes.
Tasting Notes
| Varietal | Chardonnay – Clones CY 270, CY 548A, CY 95/96 and 277D |
|---|---|
| Root stock | Richter 110 and 101 – 14 Mgt |
| Soil type | Tukulu |
| Age of vines | Planted August 2004 |
| Plant density | 2300 – 2500 vines/ha |
| Trellising | 7 wire Perold with moveable foliage wires |
| Pruning | Spur pruning |
| Yield | 11 t/ha |
| Irrigation | Drip irrigation |
| Vintage | One of the more difficult vintages in recent years. Warm spells of weather, with random rainy periods during the ripening period. |
| Picking date | 12th – 22nd February 2010 |
| Grape sugar | 22.5 – 23 °B |
| Acidity | 6.5 – 7.0 g/l |
| pH at harvest | 3.25 – 3.3 |
| Yeasts | Davis 522 |
|---|---|
| Fermentation temp | 19 °C |
| Method | Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in 228 L French oak barrels. The wine spends 10 months on its gross fermentation lees, with the lees being stirred every fortnight. |
| Residual sugar | 1.8 g/l |
|---|---|
| pH | 3.39 |
| Total acid | 6.3 g/l |
| Alcohol | 13.10% |
| Maturation | 2011 – 2014 |
Fresh citrus flavours combine brilliantly with subtle toasty oak. This wine has pure, clean fruit, leaving a fresh finish. This wine shows surprising complexity for such a young wine. Will age gracefully.