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Normally over $20. Made by the talented team at Pegasus Bay this is always a rich, ripe, mealy styled, good value chardonnay. "This was a special vintage for chardonnay with a warm summer and a lingering, dry autumn. Crop levels were naturally modest but well balanced. Traditional Burgundian methods were used to make this wine, including natural primary and secondary (malo-lactic) fermentation and ageing in French oak barrels for 12 months (sur lie).
A core of ripe, citrus fruit seems to intermingle with hints of stone fruits, such as nectarines, greengages and yellow plums. There are also savoury nuances, suggestive of barbequed sweet corn and grilled bacon. The latter should become more prominent over the next few years. The wine initially appears soft on the palate but gradually expands to become mouth-filling. It retains elegance and finesse with a current of minerality which flows through the wine, drawing out its length.
Well priced consistent chardonnay.
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