Pencarrow Chardonnay 2023

Palliser Estate, tasting note (fusws.api.aspedia.io – linket fra palliser.co.nz, hentet 2026-10-19): 2023 Palliser Estate Pencarrow Chardonnay – druer: Chardonnay; alkohol 13%. Producentens noter (engelsk): Pencarrow Chardonnay 2023 A lucious, fruit foward Chardonnay WINEMAKER Pale lemon, perfectly clear. Drink now or through 2027. Guy McMaster FOOD PAIRING An array of summer stonefruits including apricot, peach and nectarine with a kiss of almond meal, hazelnut and vanilla. Perfect on its own or with soft cheesees, it will also pair well with seafood, creamy pasta dishes and roast chicken. 97% of the fruit comes from the Woolshed Vineyard with the balance from the Pinnacles Vineyard. Predominantly Clone 95 at 65% the balance clones 809 and 548. Juicy and intensely focused, the palate is bursting with ripe stone fruit, the layers of creamy, spicy complexity driving a long finish. A fruitfoward, gregarious style of Chardonnay that is summer in a glass. Picking Date: March 2023 Bottling Date: March 2024 Alcohol: 13.0% pH: 3.37 TA: 5.9 Fermented in French oak barrels with some lees stirring to enhance the complexity. The wine was bottled after 10 months in barrel.