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Tapanappa - Piccadilly Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2010 6x 75cl Bottles
2008 was one of the driest harvests on record only recording 35 mms for the 6 month growing season until harvest in March. The hand-harvested fruit was delivered in perfect condition to the winery, which is situated at the foot of the Tiers Vineyard. Immediately on arrival at the winery, the Tiers Chardonnay fruit was de-stemmed, crushed and chilled to 3Deg C on the way to the air bag press. Cold juice was gravitated away from the skins through the press and only light pressings were added back. A small amount of SO2 was added to the juice on the way to the tank where the juice was allowed to settle for 4 days. SO2 was the only addition to the juice prior to fermentation.The clear juice was racked to new (50%) and 1 use (50%) oak barriques from the French forest of Vosges. A selected
yeast strain, native to the vineyard, was added to initiate fermentation and the bacteria for the malo-lactic fermentation was added at the same time. The primary fermentation was complete in 6 weeks after which the yeast lees were stirred in the barriques weekly until the malolactic fermentation was complete 2 months later. At the finish of malo-lactic fermentation the wine was racked from barrique, SO2 was added and the wine was put back to barrique to sit on lees for a further 6 months. After a total of 10 months in barrique, the 2008 Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay was racked clear and prepared for bottling. The wine was bottled without filtration in March 2009. The varietal aromas are ripe peach and melon. Subtle marzipan and brioche aromas and flavours are contributed by the
malo-lactic, yeast lees contact and oak. A consistent terroir feature of Tiers Chardonnay is its very significant texture followed by a savoury finish and the persistence of the flavours. The Tapanappa 2008 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay will develop spicy honey and brulee characters with bottle age of up to 10 years. Serve with line caught Bar with fennel, onion and lemon with hollandaise sauce and wild asparagus.
yeast strain, native to the vineyard, was added to initiate fermentation and the bacteria for the malo-lactic fermentation was added at the same time. The primary fermentation was complete in 6 weeks after which the yeast lees were stirred in the barriques weekly until the malolactic fermentation was complete 2 months later. At the finish of malo-lactic fermentation the wine was racked from barrique, SO2 was added and the wine was put back to barrique to sit on lees for a further 6 months. After a total of 10 months in barrique, the 2008 Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay was racked clear and prepared for bottling. The wine was bottled without filtration in March 2009. The varietal aromas are ripe peach and melon. Subtle marzipan and brioche aromas and flavours are contributed by the
malo-lactic, yeast lees contact and oak. A consistent terroir feature of Tiers Chardonnay is its very significant texture followed by a savoury finish and the persistence of the flavours. The Tapanappa 2008 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay will develop spicy honey and brulee characters with bottle age of up to 10 years. Serve with line caught Bar with fennel, onion and lemon with hollandaise sauce and wild asparagus.
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