2022 Castle Rock Estate ‘Diletti’ Chardonnay

Tasting Notes

All estate fruit. Yield 2T/Hectare. Vine age 36 years. Machine harvested, free run juice, light settling and racked to barrel (cloudy juice) – mixture of French Puncheon and Barrique (33% new oak), minimal stirring, left in barrel for 11 months. Creating a full textured Chardonnay with complexity yet balanced to the cool climate fruit of Castle Rock Estate.

Colour: Light Straw coloured.

Bouquet: Extended contact with yeast lees has produced a complex and layered bouquet of oatmeal and biscuit with an undercurrent of white nectarine fruit character. Subtle flint and oak toast add an additional foil to the enticing nose.

Palate: This wine is supple and well weighted. The stone fruit and mealy texture framed by French oak cedar and toast notes create an elegant richness to the mid-palate. Balanced by a seamless line of cool climate acid structure, providing length and drive. The complex flavours linger thanks to a long, fine, finish.

Food Accompaniment: Enjoy with a wide range of pasta and white meat dishes.

Cellaring Potential: Will continue to improve and develop complexity with age; cellar for 5 to 8 years.