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NOTES
In 1997, an unassuming young viticulturalist and winemaker, Andrew Nugent, chanced his arm in the emerging wine region of the Adelaide Hills. Andrew grew up next door to Penfolds at Magill and his formative wine years were spent in South Australia’s McLaren Vale. It was here that he honed his craft as a viticulturalist, vineyard manager and winemaker.
The Nugent family live and work on the picturesque property, reflecting the strong sense of community in the Adelaide Hills.
Andrew exudes a quiet but steely determination to grow Bird in Hand into one of the world’s great wineries. “We live and work at the winery. We know the best thing we can do for our community is grow and produce the best wine and olives we can. Our success will be our community’s success. A high tide lifts all the boats in the bay. At Bird in Hand we’ve assembled the best team of people, we’ve painstakingly selected the perfect terroir and we’re well on our way.”
The sense of community emanates from Andrews mother Joy, who is the visionary behind Nurse Link, providing palliative care in the home. She has now gone on to form NurseLink Foundation, a charity to advance nursing in the spirit of Florence Nightlingale and change the way we care for the frail and elderly.
TASTING NOTES
This limited release Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is pale straw with a hint of green in colour. The grapes were
hand-picked during cool mornings, then pressed as whole bunch to extract only the purest juice. The wine has been fermented and matured for ten months in a mix of new and old French oak barriques. Partial wild yeast and malo-lactic fermentation techniques, followed by traditional lees stirring, has enhanced the texture and complexity.Aromas of stone fruit and citrus are supported by complex oak characteristics. The malo-lactic
technique creates creaminess with peach & pear flavours with a subtle citrus & flint undertone.
The resulting wine is elegant yet powerful with great length and layers of sophistication.
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