Item No. 91116-2021-1

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OAKRIDGE WINES Vineyard Series Willowlake Chardonnay, Yarra Valley 2021 Bottle

100 RP
99 WA
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OAKRIDGE WINES Vineyard Series Willowlake Chardonnay, Yarra Valley 2021 Bottle

$45.00
$40.50 6

About this wine

Oakridge Wines Vineyard Series Willowlake Chardonnay, Yarra Valley

The wines from the Willowlake Vineyard provide a fascinating contrast to those from the Henk Vineyard. First planted in 1992, the vineyard is located near Gladysdale and boasts red volcanic soils and an elevation of 170 metres. Like every wine in the Vineyard Series, minimal intervention in the winery is the name of the game. After hand harvesting, whole bunches are included in the fermentation which takes place in 500 litre French oak puncheons. After nine months maturation on yeast lees, the resulting wine serves up complex characters of citrus, nectarine, fresh dough and gun flint. In a word, it’s sublime.

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Variety/Varieties
Chardonnay
Vintage
2021
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
Oakridge Estate
Langtons Selections Oakridge Estate 864 Chardonnay, Oakridge Estate 864 Shiraz, Oakridge Estate 864 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakridge Estate, founded in 1978, has had a longstanding reputation for quality. It has been blessed with a succession of talented winemakers but cursed by boardroom skirmishes and financial struggle. The winery, located at 864 Maroondah Highway at Coldstream in the Yarra Valley, is now under new ownership including shareholder and veteran Oakridge winemaker (of 10 vintages) Dave Bicknell. It is under his watch that Oakridge has excelled. The fruit is sourced from both company owned and independent grower vineyards. The wines are beautifully made and illustrate the idea that winemaker’s intuition and skill are completely intertwined with the idea of distinguished vineyard site. The Reserve style wines, labelled 864 and released in top vintages, are outstanding and comprise a Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. However with new ownership there are bound to be further changes in the way the wines are marketed and sold. In the meantime these wines and the old reserve label are worth seeking out. They can represent some excellent buys. This is definitely a label to watch over forthcoming years. Andrew Caillard MW, Langtons
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