Lethbridge Allegra Chardonnay 2018
Powerful style of Chardonnay from Geelong, most often. Stonefruit, preserved lemon, wheat germ, mint and garden herbs, cashew nuts. It’s intense in acidity, but rich in ripe lemon and peach flavour, kind of savoury and saline too, oatmeal and grapefruit, glossy yet flinty, with a finish of huge length and gently nutty oxidative character. Such personality, power, and presence. Wonderful. Read more
Critic Reviews
Powerful style of Chardonnay from Geelong, most often. Stonefruit, preserved lemon, wheat germ, mint and garden herbs, cashew nuts. It’s intense in acidity, but rich in ripe lemon and peach flavour, kind of savoury and saline too, oatmeal and grapefruit, glossy yet flinty, with a finish of huge length and gently nutty oxidative character. Such personality, power, and presence. Wonderful.
A rich Chardonnay in the context of Australian tendencies to push the linear, reductive and taut. Yet there is no dearth of freshness. White peach, truffled lees and brulee segue to mineral crunch, a lick of classy oak and a long, penetrative finish. This mid-weighted, bottled aged iteration is for flavor hounds as much for those who like textural interplay and considerable complexity. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
A full-bodied and buttery style of chardonnay with ripe pineapples, cooked lemons, nougat and almond cream on the nose. Intense almond character. Drink now. Screw cap.
Technical Attributes
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Producer: Lethbridge Wines
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Varietal: Chardonnay
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Region: Geelong
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Net volume: 750ml
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Vintage: 2018
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Style GuideDry Sweet
Producer: Lethbridge Wines
Varietal: Chardonnay
Region: Geelong
Net volume: 750ml
Vintage: 2018
Tasting Notes
As always, the Allegra is fully barrel fermented and aged for 11 months in new French puncheons. Vibrant stone fruit with hints of citrus dance across the palate with support from some toast and spice from the oak. 2018 shows amazing promise to cellar for decades.
Delivery Details
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