2001 Mountford Chardonnay Burgundy style Chardonnay made by international winemaker CP Lin from New Zealand
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87 pts Wine Spectator, Nov 15, 2002
Has plenty of character, but seems a bit awkward, with angular acidity and spicy pear and mint flavors vying for attention with spicy oak. Try cellaring. Best after 2003. 400 cases imported
Winemaker Notes
Viticultural practices:
- Extend Vertical Shoot Positioning
- Loess on limestone and sandstone
- McCrae, Mendosa and B95 Clones Yields per acre: 1.2 to 1.5 tonnes Number of cases per item produced: 340 Appellation: Waipara (Omihi, Nth Canterbury, NZ) Filtration & fining: Medium Filtration Wood treatment : French oak barrels ; (22%) New Oak; Stirred on lees, not racked Length of barrel maturation: 14/15 months
• Picked middle of April
• Whole bunches pressed on Champagne cycle
• Fermented in partially filled French oak barrels
• 22% new French oak barrels
• Aged on lees and stirred once a week for 13 months
• 100% M.L.F.
• Lightly Filtered
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Alcohol: 14.4 Residual Sugar: Nil Total Sulfur: 100
