Item No. 3983-2020-1

coldstream hills

COLDSTREAM HILLS Reserve Chardonnay, Yarra Valley 2020 Bottle

100 RP
99 WA
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COLDSTREAM HILLS Reserve Chardonnay, Yarra Valley 2020 Bottle

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About this wine

Coldstream Hills Reserve Chardonnay, Yarra Valley


Produced only in years where the quality is deemed to be exceptional, this wine is made from a selection of low yielding and mature vineyards. In addition to the twenty-year-old House and G Blocks, the Coldstream Hills Briarston Vineyard provides an outstanding resource of Bernard clone (French clone) Chardonnay, which adds elegance and length to the wine. Gentle handling practices, including whole bunch pressing, are carried out, with each batch undergoing barrel fermentation in new and seasoned French oak. Wines remain on yeast lees post fermentation for approximately ten months until blending. In order to maintain natural acidity, malolactic fermentation is not encouraged.


Stylistically, the wine displays attractive cool climate fruit characters of stone fruit and citrus. Oak plays an important role but does not dominate. Secondary characters of barrel fermentation and minerality add further layers of complexity to the wine. The wine's structure and length will reward careful cellaring.


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Variety/Varieties
Chardonnay
Vintage
2020
Tasted Date
11/10/2022
Closures
screw top
Sustainability Classification
1
Average critic scores
95
Classification
None
Food pairing
Red meat
Sight
dark burgundy haze with mid level transparency
Nose
chocolate, peppers, berries, tobacco, coffee
Palate
dry, acidic, strong peppery flavour
Viticulture philosophy
1
Cellaring recommendation
Store in a dry cellar, X*C, lying flat without movement.
Alcohol %
16.0
Country
Australia
Region
Yarra Valley
Sub Region
999 998 997
Winemaker
Winey Langtons

 

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ABOUT THE WINERY
Coldstream Hills
Noted Australian wine writer James Halliday and his wife Suzanne established Coldstream Hills in Victoria’s Yarra Valley in 1985. Halliday juggled his career as a lawyer in the early days. He could often be seen tending his vines at godforsaken hours to squeeze in his workload. The winery is now part of the Treasury Wine Estates portfolio. Winemaking is led by the highly credentialed Andrew Fleming. Over the years, Fleming has upheld Coldstream Hills’ reputation for producing top notch single vineyard and reserve wines primarily from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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