Nose
The
nose is a fusion of tropical fruits, white peach and melon with elegant, spicy
oak derived characters.
Palate
The palate mimics the nose with a complex backbone of French oak and focused
acidity complimenting the fruit
as well as
providing length and structure. This
vintage has sensational cellaring potential. Aged Ashbrook Chardonnay typically
displays white peach, honey nougat, toast and spice characters and retains an
impressive level of freshness, vibrancy and length.
Growing Conditions
The warmer than average weather conditions in December was handled well by the
vines due to excellent spring growing conditions with good rainfall.
Abundant
Marri blossom leading into vintage reduced the necessity to apply
protective bird
netting
with weather conditions during the berry development period
providing
near
perfect ripening conditions for all varieties.
Harvest
Hand picked.
Bottling
15th
November 2012.
Winemaking
A pure, yet complex example of Margaret River
Chardonnay
with h
alf the wine
matured
for eight months,
with minimal winemaker
intervention,
in French oak
barriques, and the remainder in stainless steel tanks
to
retain fruit freshness and vibrancy.
Aging
The
finished
wine is cellared on the Estate for another
12 months
to ensure total
balance and harmonization
between fruit purity and oak complexity.
