Description
Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay reflects the cool maritime climate of Tasmania’s Coal River Valley, and the site itself is gently sloping, north-east facing, with light silica over sandstone. The result is a fine and precise Chardonnay with a backbone of firm acidity, and a combination of lightness of texture, and intensity of flavor.
Wine Production
The grapes were all hand picked, whole bunch pressed, and fermented in French oak. The wine spent nine months in barrel with gentle stirring as required, then rested in tank on lees.
Tasting Notes
This wine is true to the Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay style: fine and precise with firm acidity, and a combination of lightness of texture and intensity of flavor.
The 2019 vintage has succulence and power, with great purity, aromas of white flowers, and flavors of mandarin and white peach, with a dash of sea-spray.
Food Pairing
This refined cool climate Chardonnay suits many different plates, but we find it to be a perfect match with pan-fried sea scallops.
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Ooh-boy the Tolpuddle Chardonnay is in a good place. I guess you could call this vintage a ‘classic’. A little more restraint and line than the ’23; a little more filigree and nuance, those flinty/struck-match tones a little further back in the mix and woven through the wine in an intricate pattern. White peach, lemon, grapefruit and nectarine fruits are high fidelity and beautifully poised, suffused with soft spice, clover and grapefruit blossom, crushed stone, cinnamon, a murmur of vanillin oak and spiced poached pear, grilled hazelnuts, crème fraîche and a whisper of onshore breeze. Everything is in sharp relief, with the purest of fruit. It’s all detail and tension, with a textural glaze of grapefruit pith and a sapid, mineral line that builds like a crescendo before releasing, finishing long and true. It’s a stunner.
James Halliday
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