2010 Heggies Chardonnay

Winemaker's Notes
"A pale straw with green tints, this wine shows great intensity on the nose, with fruits such as nectarine and white peach complemented by subtle nuances of fine-grained French oak. Line and length on the palate are the hallmarks of an outstanding Chardonnay and the Heggies Vineyard Chardonnay 2010 has those in abundance. The palate opens with fleshy stone and barrel ferment with further flinty textural complexity given by the wild yeasts. The wine will peak in 5 to 7 years and will continue to offer pleasure and interest for at least 10 years."

Technical Notes
"Heggies could be called viticultural "struggle country". The winters are cold and wet, summers mild but very dry and the soils are thin and gravely on well drained slopes. This gives low yields but consistently produces grapes of outstanding flavour intensity. There are seven different selections of Chardonnay in Heggies Vineyard with three favoured Burgundian variants comprising the majority of the vines. Fermented & matured for 11 Months in new French oak barriques (32%), one year old French oak barriques (40%), with the balance in older French oak barriques. 12.5% alc."