Warwick Estate - Chardonnay 2010

Re 2008. The light green colour shows the fresh and lively attitude of this wine. The bouquet opens with intense French oak aromas, vanilla, coconut and marzipan. Then the Chardonnay fruit flavours start to dominate with tones of green apple citrus and orange peel. The palate is full, round and shows a complexity of fruit, well balanced with the supporting oak flavours. The finish is fresh with the flavours lingering on the palate. Ready to drink now and best served chilled. Could age for another two years. 13.76%. Re 2009. The light green color shows the fresh and lively attitude of this wine. The bouquet opens with intense French oak aromas, coconut and untoasted almonds and lanolin. The Chardonnay fruit flavors start to dominate with tones of green apple, lime and orange peel. The palate is full, round and shows a complexity of fruit, well balanced with the supporting oak flavours. The minerality keeps the flavours fresh and ensures a long aftertaste. 13.88%

Re 2008. All the wine was aged in French oak for 8 months. A quarter of the barrels were new, a quarter second fill and the rest third and fourth fills. During the time in barrel the lees was stirred weekly to increase the fullness of the wine. Re. 2009 All the wine was aged in French oak for 10 months. 33% of the barrels where new, 33% second fill and the rest third fill barrels. During the time in barrel the lees was stirred weekly for 6 months to increase the fullness of the wine, while the Mallolactic fermentation was only allowed to ferment 40% of the total Mallic acid. After 10 months the wine was given a very light fining and bottled without filtering.