Dalwhinnie ‘Mesa’ Chardonnay 2022 (12 Bottles) Pyrenees, Australia

by CellarHand

$419.00 GST Included

AUSTRALIA WIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED

The colour is light straw with golden tints. The nose displays aromas of orange blossom and ripe, vibrant stone fruits. The palate is wonderfully balanced with juicy nectarine, lime, warm subtle oak spice and a fine natural acidity. The wine will be best enjoyed within five years of release.

The 2022 season saw a continuation of the La Nina weather patterns, with cooler weather and lots of rain prior to the growing season providing health providing healthy vine growth. Cooler vintage temperatures produced fruit with vibrant natural acidity and more refined, delicate characteristics. Frost early on in the season caused some lower yields, however the resulting fruit shows deliciously concentrated flavour.

Fruit was 100% hand picked and pressed directly to barrel for fermentation in largely older oak puncheons and barriques. Fermentation occurred spontaneously (wild fermentation) and there were no additives used during the fermentation process. Post-fermentation, the wine was matured for six month in barrel. Each barrel was then assessed and the most expressive ones were used in the final blend. Julian Langworthy, Dalwhinnie

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About Dalwhinnie Wine

Hailed by critics and wine lovers alike, Dalwhinnie has been growing grapes for nearly 50 years and is now a fully mature vineyard, producing ultra-premium wines that are distinctive, elegant and reflect the benefit of a dry-grown vineyard.

Dalwhinnie is located near the small village of Moonambel in the heart of the Pyrenees region of western Victoria, Australia and is a super-premium producer of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

At 595 metres above sea level, Dalwhinnie is the highest and most remote of the Pyrenees district vineyards. Surrounded and sheltered by the highest range, this unique bowl of vines is located in a naturally undulating trough which falls away from the hills, forming an amphitheatre nestled into the ranges.

CellarHand

CellarHand is a fine-wine importer and wholesale distributor, with a portfolio featuring some of the most sought-after estates of Germany, Austria, France and Italy, as well some of the greatest producers from Australia and New Zealand. Our ethos has always been to build a portfolio as you’d construct the perfect wine list. We work with small, family producers who express the best of their regions. The wines we sell are the wines we enjoy, and the people who make them are like family to us. They are wines that taste of where they come from, and though they’re steeped in history and stamped with the signature of their terroir, they’re more than ever relevant – and desirable – to the Australian diner of today.

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