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2002 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay
- Margaret River, Australia
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 159 / 750ml
- White - Buttery and Complex
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Highlights
- From Margaret River, Australia
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 159 / 750ml
- White Wine – Buttery and Complex
- Chardonnay
- Pairs well with Manchego and Parmesan
Winery
Leeuwin Estate is one of the five founding wineries in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. The estate is most famous for its Art Series wine range of varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Chardonnay amoungs...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2005-2020
- Alcohol ABV
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14%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Chardonnay
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Horgan family
- Closure Type
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Screwcap
- Winemaking
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Cool destemmed fruit with some skin contact. The juice was settled for 3 days, racked and inoculated with yeast. 100% of the juice was barrel fermented in new French oak barriques and the lees stirred regularly. After 11 months in barrels the various components were blended, fined, cold stabilized and bottled.
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- Ageing
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11 months.
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(1)About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Asparagus in butter sauce Starter Course
- Western
- Lamb pasanda Main Course
- Cooked with yoghurt and almonds
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
- Chicken tagine Main Course
- Contains: ras el hanout
- Moroccan
- Waterloo Cheese Course
- British
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2002 vintage for Australia was, overall, very good.
Unlike the year before, the 2002 growing season enjoyed an unusually cool summer which produced a massive harvest without being bloated. In some regions, conditions were so cool it was an effort getting the gra...
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