Quartz Reef Chardonnay 2020
36,00 CHF -15% RRP 42,50 CHF
48,00 CHF pro Liter
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Only very few bottles left. The wine from Bendigo's pioneer vineyard is only produced every other year and is highly sought after. Winemaker Rudi Bauer created a highly seductive wine full of personality.
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Quartz Reef Chardonnay 2020
Reviews
Cameron Douglas MS: 96/100. Extremely enticing bouquet with seductive aromas of fresh white peach and red apple, wildflowers sweet lees, oak and earthy mineral complexities. Equally enticing on the palate with vibrant and refreshing flavours of stone and tree fruits, citrus and mineral. Barrel spices and lees along with a generous acid line set the foundation and texture contrasted by the core of fruit. There's a natural synergy to this wine coating the palate with flavour, texture and a touch of mystery. Delicious to drink from today and through 2035+.
Michael Cooper: 5 stars. … the classy, youthful 2020 vintage was estate-grown, hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak casks. Bright, light yellow/green, it is fragrant, with intense, ripe, peachy, slightly toasty flavours, showing excellent vigour and complexity, and a long finish. Full of personality, it’s well worth cellaring to 2023.
Tasting note
Aromas of citrus blossom, melon and grapefruit with hints of roasted hazelnut. A palate of nashi pear and citrus with subtle notes of vanilla supported by delicate oak, soft acidity and mineral texture.
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Additional information
Type: White wine
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5% vol
Food match: Serve with chicken and pork dishes
Residual sugar: <1 g/l
Bottle size: 0.75l
Notice: contains sulphites
Wine region: Bendigo, Central Otago, New Zealand.
Vineyard: Bendigo Estate Vineyard, the pioneer vineyard of the Bendigo subregion.
Soil: arid clay, fine gravel and quartz soils
Winemaking: Hand-picked in ideal condition and ripeness on the 3rd April 2020. Whole bunch pressed, minimum settling followed by natural fermentation in French oak (10% new) and aged on lees for 12 months. Bottled on the 2nd March 2021.
Cellaring potential: 2025+
Produced and bottled by: Quartz Reef, PO Box 63, Cromwell, Central Otago 9342, New Zealand
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