Tasting Notes for Angove Wild Olive Organic Chardonnay from the Winery 

The Angove Family's Wild Olive Organic wines are bursting with fruit flavour and named from the Wild Olive trees growing along the regions winter creeks and waterholes. The purest fruit is sourced from a number of certifed organic Chardonnay vineyards across the rolling hills of McLaren Vale .This wine has pale green and gold hues. Aromatic tropical fruits and stone fruit combine with a hint of French oak. Ripe and textural, this organic Chardonnay is rich with great acid balance and a long savoury finish.

Cellar potential - 4-6 years - but made to be enjoyed now

Vintage 

Above-average winter and early spring rain set the vines for a great start to the growing season. Cooler conditions prevailed through budburst to flowering, which resulted in lower yields. The 2022 season heralded a gentle and slow ripening period by a mild summer recording no days above 40°C, allowing the development of excellent flavour and colour

Vineyard

Sourced from a long-term grower’s organic vineyard in McLaren Flat. This vineyard has heavy, moisture retaining Biscay clay soils which, together with cooling breezes from the nearby Gulf St Vincent, give the wine its fantastic array of ripe tropical flavours. All our vineyards are managed as individual ecosystems, using sustainable and organic processes, no synthetic inputs and a particular focus on soil health, as healthy soils produce exceptional grapes that make delicious wines. Biodiversity within the vineyard provides us with natural pest predators and weed suppressors, keeping our vines happy and healthy and ensuring every bunch has incredible balance, flavour, and colour.

Winemaking

Certified Organic Chardonnay grapes were handpicked in the cool early morning and crushed, chilled and pressed on arrival at the winery. Heavy solids were settled for a short period and the still slightly cloudy juice was then transferred to French oak barrels for fermentation, initiated by the natural yeast of the winery. Once fermentation was complete the barrels were stirred weekly, suspending the yeast lees giving the wine extra texture and suppleness. After 6 months in barrel the wine was racked off lees and given a light filter prior to bottling on site.

COLOUR: Pale yellow with olive hues

AROMA: Tropical fruits and peach combine with a hint of French oak

FLAVOUR: Soft and smooth, packed with ripe fruit flavours, a long clean finish and subtle oak

CELLAR POTENTIAL: 4-6 years

HAVE IT WITH ... Twice cooked pork belly with star anise, cinnamon, and orange zest

Certified Organic

Vegan Friendly

Minimal Preservatives

(SKU: AN_WCh_CV)