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Windowrie Family Reserve Cowra Chardonnay 2013

Windowrie Family Reserve Cowra Chardonnay 2013

FAMILY RESERVE OAKED CHARD $35 RRP, UNDER $14 ONLY AT GWD, LIMITED STOCKS 

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  • SAVE $252 AND 60% PER DOZEN 
  • CELLAR DOOR ONLY RELEASE 8 MONTH OAK MATURED CHARDONNAY EXCLUSIVE TO GWD
  • CERTIFIED ORGANIC WINEMAKER
  • VINES PLATED IN 1988 AT ITS OPTIMUM FOR CHARDONNAY
  • PREVIOUS VINTAGE RATED 91 POINTS BY JAMES HALLIDAY
  • SMALL PRODUCTION RUN, WILL NOT LAST



Specifications:

Vintage: 2013

Source/Region: Cowra, New South Wales 

Grape Variety: Chardonnay

Cellaring: Drinking now

Bottle Top: Stelvin

Alcohol Content: 13.00

Standard Drinks: 7.70

Tasting Notes:

This wine is an excellent example of a modern style of Cowra Chardonnay. The colour exhibits freshness with pale straw and green tinges. The aroma of the wine displays fruit purity with classic white peach aromas. The oak spice and brioche characters are complimentary, and round off the complexity of the wine. The palate is reminiscent of the aroma, and displays a personality which excites. The minerality and textural mouth feel are well balanced by a full white peach flavour which is classic Cowra Chardonnay.

Technical:

The Harvest decision was made when the fruit displayed cool climate like white peach flavours. The acidity was evident and was in perfect balance with regard to flavour profile and sugar ripeness, the flavour intensity experienced in the vineyard. Hand harvesting was used to ensure freshness upon delivery to the winery. It was then gently pressed with the free run cut made at 500 litres to the tonne. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours then racked and warmed to 15 degrees. The juice was inoculated with Burgundian yeast and transferred to new and older oak on the 3rd day of fermentation. Following partial MLF (25%) and lees maturation for 8 months, including fortnightly stirring, the wine was racked and prepared for bottling.

Fruit for this wine was selected from our original planting of Chardonnay. The block was planted in 1988 and is trained on a single wire VSP system. Yields were extremely low due crop thinning before veraison; we achieved a meagre 3 tonne to the hectare. Due to the light crop load the flavour profile peaked earlier with respect to sugar accumulation and natural acid degradation.

Accolades & Awards:

"Windowrie's Family Reserve Chardonnay is full bodied, sophisticated and delicious!"   James Halliday  awarded 91 points to the previous vintage James Halliday - Published on 11 Jul 2013  Shows the benefit of significantly reducing yields down to a low 2-3 tonnes per hectare; the use of new and used French oak maturation for eight months has also paid dividends for a very well-balanced wine with flavours of stone fruit and citrus to the fore, oak playing a secondary role.