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| Carlei 'Green Vineyards' Chardonnay - 2005 |
| Yarra Valley, Victoria |
| Our Price: |
$27.50 |
| 6+ : |
$26.40 |
| 12+ : |
$25.30 |
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Varietal
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100% Chardonnay
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Closure
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Diam
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Size
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750ml
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Acl/Vol
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13.5%
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Enjoy
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Now - 2013
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The fruit was harvested from four different locations from low yielding vines in the Yarra valley. The different parcels of grapes were processed using either whole bunches and air bag pressing or crushed and basket pressed – the resulting juice being oxidatively handled and racked to French oak barrels after overnight settling. The whole bunch juice was directly transferred with its “solids” to the barrel for primary fermentation. Each barrel was treated as an individual batch; ferments were either cultured yeast or natural, resulting in different flavour profiles. Each barrel was bâtonnaged and blended after 12 months maturation in new and used French oak. Small parcels of malo-lactic fermentation were performed in some barrels for added complexity.
Light yellow in colour with a green hue, the wine is showing lifted stone and citrus fruit along with some nutty aromatic nuances. There are aromas of roasted nuts, slight match strike and a hint of vanilla oak covering up the fruit. The palate shows white peach, melon and grapefruit mingling with hazelnuts. This is wrapped in a creamy texture that is dry with crisp but gentle, firm acid at the finish. An elegant wine with balance and finesse that has the potential to age and develop further complexity in the bottle.
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What the critics think
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“Sergio Carlei has developed something of a cult following for his handcrafted wines from southern and central Victoria. His Heathcote Shiraz has invariably attracted much acclaim, but I was enamored by this interesting and complex Yarra Valley chardonnay…Delicious!”
Paddy Kendler - The Herald Sun - 21st August 2007
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"Wild and wooly. Really got me thinking this wine. It smells funky and seems to sit high in the mouth; it’s chalky, white peach- like flavours coating your tongue and gums in dry, captivating flavour. Grilled nuts, nectarine, pear skins ... and, for want of a better term, funk. There's a bit going on here. I like it a lot, but I suspect that it will polarize (an admirable thing)." Drink: 2008-2012 - 91 points
Campbell Mattinson - July 13th - 2007
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