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2017 Scorpo Estate Chardonnay
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The fruit is grown on the Scorpo family vineyard. The Chardonnay grapes (Bernard95, P58 and I10v1) were handpicked on 9th March 2017. 100% whole bunch ferment with natural yeast, with 20% in new oak and the remainder in 1- to 3-year-old barrels. No bâtonnage and no malolactic conversion. Sulphured on 1st December. Suitable for vegans.
Pale straw with green tints, this Chardonnay is appealing from the outset. A nose of nectarine pip, citrus curd, spice and earth lead into lees and struck match. To begin with the palate is tight and focused with citrus and fennel spice dominating. This gives way to nougat, stone fruit hints with leesy complexity and the acidity of crunchy green apple. Although drinking wonderfully now this will reward those with the patience to cellar or for that matter to decant! - Paul Scorpo
April, 2019
The Wine Front
93+ points
Funky struck match, chicken stock, citrus and green melon. It’s savoury, with a core of good fruit flavour, but presents as non-fruity and complex, with these characters to the fore. Lime, zesty and ruggedly textured to close.
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