Allandale Chardonnay 2022 1883

Allandale Chardonnay 2022 1883Allandale is a Hunter Valley pioneer, established in 1977 by the Mac Davies family and known for honest, terroir driven wines from the region's classic varieties Semillon, Shiraz and Chardonnay. The Hunter is one of the world's older Chardonnay regions, with a softer, fuller, fruit driven style that contrasts with the cooler climate Australian benchmarks. The 2022 vintage was kinder than the previous few in the Hunter. Expect a pale to medium gold

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A surprisingly textural wine

with a stretch of fine tannin that runs through the wine and underscores the cherry and floral characters

Tank fermented with indigenous yeast

it also makes serious reds from the region's two important native varieties — Schiava and Lagrein

At harvest

It's produced by the distillery Espritus in Monterrey

This terroir perfectly regulates water supply and enables Cabernet Sauvignon to ripen extremely well and Merlot to acquire depth and complexity

Super-straight finish for this grape

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Chalk minerality is heightened to profound levels