2006 McLeans Farm Chardonnay

Oz Clarke's 250 Best Wines 2008
"Bob McLean is a big, beefy fellow, generous and jovial, and I thought this Chardonnay would reflect his big, bluff style. But Bob is also a keen observer of the tides that sweep wine styles back and forth, and he knows that we like our Chardonnays a little more subtle nowadays. So, despite the fruit coming from Kalimna this is gentle, scented with peach blossom, flavoured with apple and melon flesh. I'd almost say it was feminine, but Bob knows where I live. He'd never let me get away with it."
Oz Clarke
The fruit for this wine was sourced from a single vineyard in the Kalimna region of the Barossa Valley. The grapes were hand picked, with only the best fruit selected. After crushing, and a slow cool fermentation, the lees were added back and continually stirred in order to build structure and mouth feel. This is a beautifully balanced, fruit charged wine that is drinking superbly.


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