McWilliams McWilliam's Hanwood Estate Chardonnay 2008

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South Eastern Australia, Australia
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Natalie's Score: 87/100 Community Score: 4.4/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 557934 Wine Type: White Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $13.95 Alcohol: 13.5% Drink: 2010-2012 Sweetness: Extra Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: McWilliams Agent: E&J Gallo Winery Canada Ltd.
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Tasting note:

A good bite and mouth-watering green apple notes make this full-bodied Chardonnay a good companion for roast chicken and corn dishes.

Reviewed August 17, 2010 by Natalie MacLean

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Winemaker’s Notes: This wine is a blend of many different parcels of Chardonnay fruit, each parcel being kept as an individual until blending. The fruit was harvested in the cool of the night and swiftly crushed to extract the best free run from the grapes. Once cold settled the juice was racked to ferment, with a portion fermented in a combination of French oak barriques and hogs heads oak barrels. A portion of this oak component also underwent malolactic fermentation to provide a blending component and contributes richness to the wine. Taste Profile Colour: Medium straw with hints of green Bouquet: A lively, complex wine with white peach, guava and passionfruit flavours combining with creamy butterscotch flavours from the oak treatment Palate: The flavours carry through from the nose to the palate with ripe peach and nectarine apparent. Background oak flavours of vanilla and butterscotch contribute complexity while an acid backbone provides great structure. The finish is long, soft and flavoursome. Cellaring potential: Drinking beautifully now or can be cellared carefully for up to four years from vintage

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Serve this wine between 55-60 degrees Farenheit or 12-16 degrees Celsius. Tip: If your bottle is at room temperature, put it in ice water for about 30 minutes or in the fridge for about three hours to chill it.

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