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Saint Clair Family Estate
 
Saint Clair Family Estate

Saint Clair Omaka Reserve Chardonnay 2020

New Zealand, Southern Valleys
Chardonnay
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Description

Colour: Pale gold

Aroma: Fragrant ripe peach and toasted spice with a touch of vanilla.

Palate: Full bodied, generous and textural with flavours of ripe charred stone fruit, grapefruit and a smoky oak character that leads to a long and lingering finish.

Ageing potential:Drinking beautifully now, this wine will continue to evolve and reward over the next five to ten years with careful cellaring.

Food match: This is Saint Clair owners Neal and Judy Ibbotson’s perfect wine to have alongside succulent roast chicken with lemon and garlic.

Certifications

Vegetarian

Alcohol

13.0%

Analytical data

2.4 g/l residual sugar
6.0 g/l acidity
3.24 pH

Vinification

The fruit was lightly whole bunch pressed and the juice fermented in American oak barrels, forty-three percent of which were new, using selected yeast strains. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation, followed by ten months of aging on yeast lees with regular stirring. Only the very best barrels were selected for the Omaka Reserve Chardonnay.

Was malolactic fermentation used: yes
Was high-solid fermentation used: no

Bottling

Closure: Screw top

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