Leconfield Chardonnay 2009

NOTES

Leconfield Wines own 44ha of vineyards in Coonawarra and 66ha in McLaren Vale. In December 2001, Paul Gordon left Rouge Homme to join the Leconfield team as Senior Winemaker. With over twenty-three years' winemaking experience and an enviable reputation Paul has a long list of achievements, including the 1994 Jimmy Watson Trophy.

TASTING NOTES

Bright medium straw with attractive green tints, fresh cut peaches with a trace of almond, this attractive fruit dominant nose shows a touch of yeastiness and fine oak. Fine stone fruit flavours with a long and persistent palate that finishes cleanly with a tight, but soft, acidity. Though wonderful on its own, this wine makes an excellent accompaniment to chicken, seafood and light red meat dishes. Try it with a cappuccino of beef. This full flavoured wine will gain dimension in its first two years and the soft acidity will see it mature over the next four to six years.

REVIEWS

Still very pale in colour a year after bottling; early picking of flavour-ripe fruit has resulted in an elegant and tight wine with white peach and citrus flavours, French oak in the background. Screwcap. 13% alc. Rating 93 Drink 2018 James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011