ALTE Chardonnay (12 Bottles) Orange, NSW

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Fresh aromatics of white stone fruit combined with toasty oak and yeast complexity. The medium-bodied palate shows the purity of the region with creamy stone fruit flavours balanced with zippy fresh acidity.

Following gentle handling and pressing, the juice was only roughly settled with racking taking heavy juice solids for ferment. 37% of the blend was fermented in new oak to add texture and complexity, with the remainder using old oak to retain fruit purity and freshness. Post ferment, the tanks and barrels were stirred fortnightly on yeast lees then racked and blended to balance fruit driven and complex oak matured portions.

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ALTE wines are testament to everything great about high-altitude winemaking. Using only the best parcels of fruit, these single vineyard wines unveil the elegance and purity unique to our cool, sun drenched region in

Orange, NSW

ALTE, An Abbreviation from the Italian ‘Terre Alte’ – High Lands

ALTE wines are grown on ancient terra rossa soils in our renowned Little Boomey vineyard, a 25-year-old estate just 40 kilometres north of the town of Orange. Sitting at a cool 600 metres and enjoying the intense, high-elevation sunshine, this ideal altitude is protected from extreme weather that can affect other vineyards.

About Orange
Set on ancient soil 600 metres above sea-level, our hometown of Orange is the largest and highest cool-climate winemaking region in Australia. The cooler mornings at our high-altitude estate create ideal growing conditions resulting in intense, fruit forward wines.

In addition to having an excellent winemaking climate, Orange is a beautiful town with wonderful architecture and a rich history. Although it sometimes appears to be a quiet country town, Orange comes to life in April when it hosts Orange F.O.O.D Week and in October for the Orange Wine Festival. These events attract people from all over Australia who visit Orange to sample some of the best local wines and produce that the region has to offer.

Oatley Fine Wine Merchants

Renamed in August 2015, Oatley Fine Wine Merchants is the Oatley family’s Australian wine distribution business.

Oatley Fine Wine Merchants is focused on becoming a leading independent premium wine merchant recognised for the quality of the wines we offer and for the services we provide to our customers. We are committed to offering the flexibility of representation that meets your venue’s specific needs.

All of our producers are independent and family owned, where heritage and authenticity are key. We work in partnership with the wineries we represent with a commitment to deliver wines of the highest quality and standards. We will continue to evolve the portfolio of wines we offer to ensure we meet the challenges of a constantly changing market and evolving consumer preferences.