2019 Rochford Premier Chardonnay

Highly Rated
A superbly drinkable Chardonnay, showing why everyone loves Yarra Valley Chardonnay

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The Rochford Premier Chardonnay wears its Upper Yarra origins proudly, displaying some marvellous cool-climate characters.

Grapes come from a single vineyard in Gembrook, the most southerly in the Yarra Valley. The conditions are perfect for growing this kind of Chardonnay, with notes of white flowers, lime, cashew and flint. The palate shows indulgent creaminess with pronounced grapefruit, nectarine and pine nuts. The use of lees ageing, 40% new oak and 40% malolactic fermentation results in these complex flavours and a full-bodied presence in the mouth.

This is definitely the kind of wine that you can cellar with confidence for at least the next five years.

Winemaking Notes: Harvest: Hand-picked on the 6th of March Vinification & Elevage: Fruit is crushed and pressed to French oak barriques (40% new) with juice solids for primary fermentation. Some lees stirring takes place as does 40% malolactic conversion. 10 months on lees in oak.

Viticultural Notes: Chardonnay clones: 76 and I10V3. The grapes for this wine are from a vineyard in Gembrook and is the southernmost vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Whilst known for its volcanic derived red soils, this vineyard sits on a Granite outcrop.

These quartz rich soils are perfect for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Optimal conditions for both flowering and fruitset in the vineyards gave well balanced yields with plenty of promise leading into the 2019 harvest. A dry January and February followed, culminating in a relatively compressed vintage, though attention to detail in the vineyards gave winemakers wonderfully balanced fruit with concentration of flavour and exceptional natural acidity.

Region: Yarra Valley, VIC
Blend: Chardonnay (100%)
ABV: 13%
Closure: 750ml
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95 Points - "Very Premier indeed. Swallowfield Vineyard is the single site used here. Gembrook way. Granitic/quartz soils. This is very classy. Firm, tense, pent up. A thoroughbred horse ready to blast out of the gates. Scents of flint, candlewax, citrus, citrus blossoms, cedar. Cool, just ripe stone fruit and lean citrusy flavours with curls of creamy, nougat oak lending charm. Extends beautifully. No denying that the general feel here is of pedigree. It does something, It shifts the dial. It's in a style I rarely come to, but I see the light. It will win many fans." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

97 Points - "Light, bright yellow hue, the bouquet is of shaved almonds and smoky oak/reduction characters. The wine is very dry on the tongue, like sucking on a river stone. It's a lean and racy style, taut and tense and very dry on the aftertaste. An individual style, almost Chablis-like, appetisingly long and tensile in the aftertaste. An outstanding chardonnay." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

94 Points - "The 2019 Single Vineyard Premier Chardonnay is elegant and fine. The texture of the phenolics in the mouth is almost glassy, which lends a seamlessness to the fruit. This is a very classy wine." - Erin Larkin (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)

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