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2013 Clairault Estate Chardonnay

2013 Clairault Estate Chardonnay

Vintage Conditions

The start of the growing season in 2012 provided the ideal maritime "classic" for the 2013 vintage. It began with a wet July, a drier than average August, a wet September, moderate falls in Oct and November and slightly above average falls in December. The new year blessed with a perfect Indian summer, characterised by sunny days until early April. The relatively dry end to the growing season, combined with warmer than long term mean temperatures in January and Feb set up for some spectacular ripening conditions. The early season warmth corresponded to early ripening of the whites and the early ripening of tannins in the reds. The slightly cooler temperature for March allowed gentle and complete ripening of the reds, making it a complete joy to be part of the Margaret River Wine Industry.

Winemaking Note

The fruit for our Estate Chardonnay is selected from our best blocks of fruit and hand-picked. The fruit is chilled and whole-cluster pressed to retain freshness and cultivate texture and structure. The juice is settled cold and racked after 2 days, harvesting only the lightest and most delicate grape solids to further aid in textural and aromatic development. The juice is barrel fermented in 40% new, 30% 2nd fill and 30% 3rd fill French oak barriques. The wine is sulphured pre-malolactic fermentation, in order to further preserve fresh fruit aromatics and pure acidity. It is then aged in oak for 9 months and battonaged every two weeks to develop texture and additional palate complexity, after which the wine is removed from barrel, clarified and bottled.

Accolades

95 Points - James Halliday's Wine Companion 2016
95 Points - Ray Jordan's WA Wine Guide 2016
GOLD - Margaret River Wine Show
Bronze - Perth Royal Wine Show
 

Cellaring

This wine has already been cellared for you to enjoy now, but will continue to evolve if kept under suitable conditions.

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Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Varietal
Chardonnay
Acid
7.21g/L
pH
3.24
Aging
Up to 8 years, however we enjoy for freshness now.
Residual Sugar
0.9g/L
Alcohol %
14
James Halliday
96
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Harvested by hand from select parcels of our Margaret River estate, our reserve chardonnay was fermented and matured in French oak barriques. Its bouquet of nashi pears, quince, pink grapefruit and nougat translates on the palate to succulent layers of stone fruit, roasted almond, nuances of spice and a balanced, crisp acidity. Enjoy now, or cellar for up to eight years.
Ratings
96 points, 'Special Value' star - James Halliday's 2017 Wine Companion 93 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Awards
Gold - Perth Royal Wine Show 2016 Silver - Margaret River Wine Show 2015 Bronze - Sydney Royal Wine Show 2016
Vineyard Notes
Bridgeland vineyard
Winemaker Notes
The fruit for our Estate Chardonnay is selected from our best blocks of fruit and hand-picked. The fruit is chilled and whole-cluster pressed to retain freshness and cultivate texture and structure. The juice is settled cold and racked after 2 days, harvesting only the lightest and most delicate grape solids to further aid in textural and aromatic development. The juice is barrel fermented in 40% new, 30% 2nd fill and 30% 3rd fill French oak barriques. The wine is sulphured pre-malolactic fermentation, in order to further preserve fresh fruit aromatics and pure acidity. It is then aged in oak for 9 months and battonaged every two weeks to develop texture and additional palate complexity, after which the wine is removed from barrel, clarified and bottled.
Other Notes
Margaret River (MR) as a wine region has been blessed with 8 seasons in a row producing great vintages, with the last three in particular having exceptional ripening conditions. V2014 started with late rains in September complicating budburst, and two minor hail events in October/November causing some damage at fruit-set in early chardonnay blocks. From here there were no significant weather events until the week prior to Christmas with a minor heat spike causing some damage to mid-afternoon western oriented canopies and exposed fruit. The entire flowering period occurred in warm mild conditions resulting in good fruit-set across all varieties. Vintage conditions were ideal for ripening all varieties with little or no disease present and no rainfall pressures. Wineries had some problems associated with region-wide synchronised ripening – making it a very busy time.