A Chardonnay masterclass, with everything you need to know to distinguish one country’s styles from another’s…
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http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/blind-tasting-part-6-chardonnays-world
Hats off to you @SamanthaCole-Johnson; going straight in for the Chard was brave. There’s a huge amount here - really interesting and informative. I learnt a lot! And yes, Vasse Felix Heytesbury … rather lovely.
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Thank you for reading it all! I was a bit worried that people might baulk at the length. Also massively grateful for your editing of the video! I thought it was your best work yet!
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This was a fun read, especially for a Chardonnay nut like myself. I would like to contribute a little detail on Yarra and Mornington Chardonnays, as I am immersed in them at the moment. Oakridge and Giant Steps’ domination of contests and Halliday scores has lead a lot of other Yarra producers to follow their style - early picking, little or no malolactic conversion, prominent new oak aroma that leans towards toasty/roasted aromas rather than sweet spice/vanillin . On the Peninsula you see this style with the wines from Port Phillip/Kooyong (former Oakridge winemaker) but the predominant/classic style for the region , in my opinion, leans much more towards a riper (stone fruit/citrus) fruit expression and softer acids (picked riper and/or higher percentage going through malo) for example the chardonnays from Moorooduc, Ten Minutes by Tractor and Foxey’s Hangout.
Looking forward to the continuation of the series Samantha!
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Happened across a bottle of Ten Minutes by Tractor’s Coolart Rd PN (2018) a while back in a resto in London. Fantastic. A lucky find. I will look out for a Chardonnay.
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