Tasting Notes for Angove Organic Chardonnay 2022 from the Winery

Light straw with pale green hues, aromas of white peach, citrus and melon flavours combine with savoury oak on the nose. On the palate the wine has a pleasing texture and good length with a clean finish.

Vineyard

Angove Organic Chardonnay is sourced from organically certified vineyards in the Riverland and McLaren Vale regions of South Australia. Coming off a bumper crop in 2021, we knew that yields from 2022 were going to  be down. This was exacerbated by a cool spring, and hailstorms in November.  Despite this, the mild summer temperatures, abundant sunshine and lack of rainfall created a perfect harvest season – steady ripening across whites and reds aided  fruit intensity and flavour development, while cool nights meant acids remained intact. While yields are down, quality is exceptional, resulting in fantastic wines. 

Winemaking

Picked late at night to harvest the grapes as cold as possible the grapes were  transported to the winery and pressed using modern membrane tank presses.  After cold settling the clear juice was carefully racked to cooled fermentation tanks and inoculated with selected yeasts. Cool fermentation was followed by minimal handling filtration and bottling at the Angove winery. 

Tasting Notes

Colour: Soft light yellow with pale green hues.
Aroma: Nectarine, citrus and chamoe characters combine with  savoury oak on the nose.
Flavour: On the palate the wine has a pleasing texture and good   length with a clean finish.

Cella Potential: 2-3 Years

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