Wine Article
1994 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series
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Despite Leeuwin Estate's standing, the website has no information on older vintages. Later vintages were along the lines
some hand-picked,
clone mendoza (known locally as gin gin),
vines of some age;
not whole-bunch pressed,
not cold settled;
20% wild-yeast and 100% barrel-fermented
MLF sometimes, not known if this year; none in last 10 years
11 months in French oak a high percentage new, batonnage fortnightly;
RS <2g/l;
not sterile-filtered; not entered in Shows;
some hand-picked,
clone mendoza (known locally as gin gin),
vines of some age;
not whole-bunch pressed,
not cold settled;
20% wild-yeast and 100% barrel-fermented
MLF sometimes, not known if this year; none in last 10 years
11 months in French oak a high percentage new, batonnage fortnightly;
RS <2g/l;
not sterile-filtered; not entered in Shows;