ROCKBARE CHARDONNAY

I draw inspiration for my RockBare Chardonnay from the Sauvignon Blanc wines from Sancerre in France. They have beautiful acidity with amazing mouth-feel and length of palate. I'm a firm believer that McLaren Vale Chardonnay is perfectly suited to emulating this style of wine.

I harvest when I see the tropical flavours appear in the fruit (which is usually earlier than most other winemakers from McLaren Vale), ferment using yeast that enhance the aromatics of the wine and run the ferments at very cool temperatures.

This year the flavours in the Chardonnay seemed to develop at much lower Baumé levels than usual. This resulted in fantastic natural acidity, giving the wines wonderful freshness and intensity. This really is one of those wines that you reach for a second glass - it quickly made it to 'house wine' status in my home. I'm absolutely rapt with it.

Tim Burvill

REVIEWS

2009 RockBare Chardonnay
ROYAL ADELAIDE WINESHOW
Bronze Medal

GRAHAM PHILLIPS
Very pale with ripe stonefruit, green apple and herbal aromas followed by an attractively lean but full flavoured palate showing similar fruit and herbal notes with background hints of honey and toffee coming more to the fore as the wine warms in the glass. Give it more time and it should be a beauty.
Sunday Tasmanian
Sunday 19 September 2010

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