Rochford Chardonnay 2008

NOTES

At Rochford Wines we pride ourselves on the production of premium quality wines that express the true character of our vineyard sites. Winemaker Andrew Leitch produces high quality wines with fruit sourced from our vineyards, located in two of Victoria’s premium cool climate wine regions. Together, with the viticulturalist, Andrew works to ensure that the vineyards in the Macedon Ranges and the Yarra Valley produce only the finest of grapes to be used in the making of our wines.

The story of Rochford Wines has its beginnings in the hamlet of Rochford, on the northern slopes of Victoria’s Macedon Ranges. The 270-acre property with functional winery was purchased by the Konecsny family in 1998. Less than five years later, the Konecsny’s purchased a second winery, Eyton on Yarra, located in the Yarra Valley.

TASTING NOTES

Mid straw in colour with a green edge. The nose shows white peach fruit with a citrus edge overlayed with nutty oak and barrel fermentation characters. The full flavoured palate is tightly structured with citrus fruits and a pleasant mineral edge leading to a long creamy finish. Barrel fermentation and maturation complements the fruit structure and adds depth and complexity to this wine. As there is no malolactic fermentation there is plenty of acidity to give length and freshness to the finish.

REVIEWS

There are notes of chicken stock and smoky, roasted hazelnut in the complex bouquet of this rich, full, nicely developed cool-climate chardonnay. There’s a faint hint of greenness, but it’s an attractive developed wine.

Rating 92, Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine 2011