Margaret River Limited Release Chardonnay 2021

About The Wine

This awesome oaked Margaret River Limited Release Chardonnay 2021 was barrel fermented and then spent 12 months in new and used French oak barrels.  This is a Chardonnay that is delicious for drinking now and over the next year or so. Creamy palate texture. Very good length and depth with flavours of grapefruit and yeast lees. Clean finish. Long grapefruit and lees aftertaste.

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Comments from Wine Buyer Steve:

This is a stunning barrel fermented 21 Margaret River Chardonnay. With a total maturation of about 12 months in new and used oak barrel.   The is fruit driven and made for enjoying now and over the short to medium term. All this Chardonnay was fermented with oak; some in older French oak (5-year-old barriques), the balance fermented with new oak staves to produce a wine with good palate weight and a touch of complexity, while retaining all its delicious fresh fruit flavours.

My Score 96/100 WACC Trophy.

About The Producer

The winery that produces this Margaret River Limited Release Chardonnay 2021 is a very small boutique producer with 3 generations of the family working in the winery. Chapman Brook meanders through the property, the vines running from its banks up to the wooded slopes above the valley floor.

About the region:

Margaret River is the major geographical indication wine region in southwest Western Australia, with 5,017 hectares under vine and 215 wineries as at 2012.Margaret River wine region is made up predominately of boutique size wine producers; although winery operations range from the smallest crushing 3.5 ton per year to the largest around 7000 ton.

The climate of Margaret River is more strongly maritime-influenced than any other major Australian region. It has the lowest mean annual temperature range, of only 7.6C, and for good measure has the most marked Mediterranean climate in terms of rainfall, with only 200 millimeters of the annual 1160 millimeters falling between October and April. The low diurnal and seasonal temperature range means an unusually even accumulation of warmth. Overall the climate is similar to that of Bordeaux in a dry vintage.

Although the region produces just three percent of total Australian grape production, it produces over 20 percent of Australia’s premium wine market. The principal grape varieties are fairly evenly split between red and white; Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Banc, Sémillon, Shiraz, Merlot, Chenin blanc and Verdelho.