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Petaluma Yellow Label Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley

The vineyards of the Piccadilly Valley are some of the coldest and wettest in South Australia; ideal for grapes such as Chardonnay that appreciate cooler growing conditions. After harvesting by hand, the majority of the grapes are de-stemmed, crushed and pressed, a small portion being chilled and then whole bunch pressed. The musts were cold settled for a week and then seeded with selected yeast strains to conduct the alcoholic fermentation. These seeded musts were then transferred to oak barrels, of varying sizes up to 500 litres with 40% new French oak, for fermentation. About a 75% malolactic fermentation is carried out and the wine is aged in oak for about eight months. Full-flavoured and richly textured, the aromas show lemon curd, grapefruit and crunchy green apple. The palate displays creamy barrelferment notes, cashews and butter, held in check by the fresh finish.

Product code: 35056

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Petaluma Yellow Label Chardonnay, Piccadilly Valley

Details

Type: White
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Vintage: 2016
Producer: Petaluma
Primary grape: Chardonnay
Bottle size: 75cl
Pack size: 75 cl x 6
Code: 35056

About the Wine

Chardonnay

Shar-doe-nay

Chardonnay can produce quality wines in a wide range of climates, with a real varied style. In cool climates like Champagne or Chablis it produces a lean steely wine with pronounced acidity. In warmer climates it develops buttery, honey notes whereas hotter climates, it's richer in body with the flavour of tropical fruits.

Flavours:

Butter
Green Apple
Minerals
Pineapple
Vanilla

Petaluma, founded in 1976 by Brian Croser, with the sole objective of producing ultra premium wines through a careful selection of the best sites within a particular Australian region suited to a chosen variety, thus creating the concept of Petaluma’s “Distinguished Vineyards”. A Halliday 5 star winery, Petaluma sources its grapes from carefully selected vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, Piccadilly Valley, Clare Valley and Coonawarra in South Australia.

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The Country

Australia

Australia is at the start of an exciting wine journey. Having been a successful wine growing country with their classic punchy style, we are now seeing more experimentation and diversity, and it's for the better.

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