2021 Fowles Small Batch Reserve Chardonnay

• Producer: Fowles Wine
• Varietal: Chardonnay
• Region: Strathbogie Ranges
• Alcohol: 12.7%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2021
• Cellar until 2031

This wine is a brilliant straw yellow colour. The aroma bursts with citrus flavours of orange and fragrant lemon, followed by apple, peach and hints of oak and dried coconut. The palate is silky and medium weight with a medley of stone fruit and citrus, and a hint of almond and lemon grass on the finish. Pair with pan-fried whiting fillets with roast potatoes and lashings of garlic butter.

The 2021 vintage has been described as a 'unicorn vintage' in Victoria - a rare combination of higher yields and exceptional quality. Chardonnay in the 2021 vintage was slow to ripen but definitely worth the wait. The flavour accumulation and acid retention was exceptional, providing fantastic acid drive and length in the wine. Bigger, happier bunches than normal on the vines led to a delicate and delicious Chardonnay with some aging potential.

This wine was harvested using a selective harvester meaning all the leaves and stalks are left in the vineyard and only the pure fruit is brought into the winery.  The fruit was harvested in the cool of the night in March and taken straight to the winery which is only about 200 metres away.  The wine was then fermented with yeast chosen to promote aromatics, especially citrus characters. The wine was matured in majority older French oak barrels called puncheons (500l).

Fining agents used: 
Inofine V: which is a pea protein fining agent
Vegeflot: which is a vegetable based flotation fining agent
Polymust: which also contains a vegetable protein as the fining agent

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