2020 Vasse Felix Chardonnay Heytesbury
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 2020 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay had graceful elegance and aromatic depth. Bottled under a convenient screwcap, the youthful Margaret River Chardonnay was clear and pale lemon in colour without any sediments. It opened up considerably over two hours of in-bottle aeration. Generous aromas of green apple, apricot, honeysuckle and green herbs were followed by white bread, smoke and hazelnut.
The mouthfeel was dry and verging full-bodied, with a rather high level of precise acidity. The piquant acidity and mineral tension provided a splendid structure on the mid-palate. Flavours of lemon zest, fresh pear and pineapple transitioned to butted toast and saline minerals in a long, delineated finish. The alcohol level was at 13.5%. The empty bottle weighed 589 grams. It is definitely going to age well over a decade. If you cannot wait to crack a bottle now, its acidity and richness will allow versatile pairing with a wide range of Chinese dishes, from simple steamed fish to fried lotus and braised pork belly.
From the information on the winery website, the Gingin clone Chardonnay was harvested as whole bunches and pressed into French oak fermentation vessels. The juice underwent complete malolactic fermentation. The wine was raised sur latte in French oak barrels, of which 62% were new and 38% were one to four years old. The blended wine spends another seven months in an inert tank prior to bottling.
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