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2018 Murdoch Hill Artisan Rocket Chardonnay
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2018 Murdoch Hill Artisan Rocket Chardonnay
Region : Adelaide Hill, Australia
Background : Limited Release "The ferment took off like a Rocket," says Michael Downer, "One foudre (large format barrel) just went wild so we've bottled it separately this year."
Vineyard : Sourced from two vineyards, on hight in Piccadilly Valley at 560 m from 35 year old vines. The other sourced from Lobethal districts, a 20 year old vines.
Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Color : light yellow
Soil : medium clay subsoil loam, with iron ore, quartz schist soil
Harvest Date : March 2018
Date Bottled : 17th of December 2018
Style/Palate : A driven elegant wine, displaying trademark Adelaide Hills natural acidity and purity. Showing lime and melon laced with a saline nutty complexity and a fine mineral finish.
Aroma : white flower, white peach, grapefruit, lemon, melon, white fresh stone fruit.
Alcohol : 13%
Drinkable Period : Now - 2030
Winemaker Report : It is a second release of this wine and we are thrilled with its evolution. Whole berry pressed, wild ferment in very tight grain French barriques and Puncheons. 50% malolactic ferment. 10 months maturation, with over 50% new.
Expert Score & Comment :
--- 97 points, James Suckling :
“A very complex and convincing young chardonnay that has superior weight of fruit, which also sets it apart. Aromas of white peaches, lemons and yellow grapefruit are married with subtly flinty reduction and hints of praline, as well as oak spice. The palate fills out with peach-sorbet, nectarine and lemon flavors and holds long, precise and even.”
--- 97 points, James Halliday :
“A selection of vineyards and barrels, whole berry (destemmed in common parlance), wild-fermented in tight-grain oak (50% new), 50% mlf, 19 months maturation. This is all about the length and persistence of a high quality wine, grapefruit, lemon and white flesh stone fruit all contributing.”
--- 96 points, Mike Bennie, Wine Front
“Strong struck match and flint scents, almost completely dominating fruit character, though a peep of white pear emerges behind. The palate is skeletal but lightly juicy, impressively taut, lengthy and racy, holds incredible sense of freshness and vitality, skims long into a green pear/lime juice finish.”
--- 2019 Adelaide Hills Wine Show:
Region : Adelaide Hill, Australia
Background : Limited Release "The ferment took off like a Rocket," says Michael Downer, "One foudre (large format barrel) just went wild so we've bottled it separately this year."
Vineyard : Sourced from two vineyards, on hight in Piccadilly Valley at 560 m from 35 year old vines. The other sourced from Lobethal districts, a 20 year old vines.
Variety : 100% Chardonnay
Color : light yellow
Soil : medium clay subsoil loam, with iron ore, quartz schist soil
Harvest Date : March 2018
Date Bottled : 17th of December 2018
Style/Palate : A driven elegant wine, displaying trademark Adelaide Hills natural acidity and purity. Showing lime and melon laced with a saline nutty complexity and a fine mineral finish.
Aroma : white flower, white peach, grapefruit, lemon, melon, white fresh stone fruit.
Alcohol : 13%
Drinkable Period : Now - 2030
Winemaker Report : It is a second release of this wine and we are thrilled with its evolution. Whole berry pressed, wild ferment in very tight grain French barriques and Puncheons. 50% malolactic ferment. 10 months maturation, with over 50% new.
Expert Score & Comment :
--- 97 points, James Suckling :
“A very complex and convincing young chardonnay that has superior weight of fruit, which also sets it apart. Aromas of white peaches, lemons and yellow grapefruit are married with subtly flinty reduction and hints of praline, as well as oak spice. The palate fills out with peach-sorbet, nectarine and lemon flavors and holds long, precise and even.”
--- 97 points, James Halliday :
“A selection of vineyards and barrels, whole berry (destemmed in common parlance), wild-fermented in tight-grain oak (50% new), 50% mlf, 19 months maturation. This is all about the length and persistence of a high quality wine, grapefruit, lemon and white flesh stone fruit all contributing.”
--- 96 points, Mike Bennie, Wine Front
“Strong struck match and flint scents, almost completely dominating fruit character, though a peep of white pear emerges behind. The palate is skeletal but lightly juicy, impressively taut, lengthy and racy, holds incredible sense of freshness and vitality, skims long into a green pear/lime juice finish.”
--- 2019 Adelaide Hills Wine Show:
- Trophy for Best Chardonnay of the Show
- Trophy for Best White Wine of the Show
- Trophy for Best Wine of the Show
