Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay 2022

Brookland Valley Estate Chardonnay 2022The Brookland Valley Estate Vineyard, established in 1984, overlooks the stunning Wilyabrup Brook in the heart of the Margaret River region. The 15. 4 hectare vineyard is primarily planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Brookland Valley regularly produce outstanding wines and their Chardonnays are often benchmarks for the region. The 2022 Estate Chardonnay is hand picked, whole bunch pressed, barrel fermented and matured on lees in French oak

allowing grapes to develop evenly and with good fl avour intensity

It's got fine bones and a refined

with fruit from the Wairau Valley and Kekerengu Coast complementing the intensely aromatic Awatere core

espresso coffee and mocha

a specially designed circular fermentation cellar containing 8000-litre French oak cuves

Then one Sunday afternoon Mum and Dad rang and told us they had sold the place but the deal had fallen through

within a frame of fine/firm tannins

hits with a burst of flavour

fascinatingly complex bouquet of smoked meats

Minty blueberries

finesse of detail

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