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Leeuwin Estate 'Art Series' Chardonnay 2022
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- TASTING NOTE: "If you were sitting quietly in a corner, contemplating the vicissitudes of life, and a glass of this exceptional chardonnay came your way, well, all would be very well indeed. And you’d perk up. It’s a wine that tends to be scintillating in youth, driven by all manner of citrus flavours – lemon, pink grapefruit with a dash of lime but also a mille-feuille of leesy lusciousness, oak spices and a moreish savouriness. It seems powerful and explosive with its acidity, drive and energy yet manages to remain classy and complex." 97 Points - Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion
- ABOUT THE WINE: Cool destemmed fruit was held on skins combined with components of whole bunch pressed parcels. The juice was settled for 12-36 hours, racked and inoculated with yeast. 100% of the juice was barrel fermented in new French oak barriques, with the lees stirred regularly. After 11 months in barrel, the various components were blended, fined, cold stabilized and bottled.
- ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Family owned, Leeuwin Estate, one of the five founding wineries of the now famous Margaret River district of Western Australia, is under the direction of two generations who work with a team of highly skilled winemakers to consistently produce wines ranking alongside the world’s finest. In 1972, legendary Napa Valley winemaker, Robert Mondavi, identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard as being ideal for the production of premium wine and provided early mentorship to Denis and Tricia Horgan in the transformation of their cattle farm into Leeuwin Estate. Enjoying its first commercial vintage in 1979, Leeuwin was thrust into the international spotlight when Decanter Magazine gave its highest recommendation to the 1981 “Art Series” Chardonnay. Leeuwin Estate’s Art Series wines are the most opulent and age-worthy in their collection, complemented by paintings commissioned by leading contemporary Australian artists.
- COUNTRY: Western Australia
- REGION: Margaret River
- VARIETAL: Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Phil Hutchison
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV%: 14%
- SIZE: 750ml
