Mount Cass Chardonnay 2006

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Waipara Valley, New Zealand
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Natalie's Score: 90/100 Community Score: 4.5/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 9419599234665 Wine Type: White Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $21.95 Alcohol: 13.5% Drink: Now Sweetness: Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Mount Cass Agent: Nectar Wine Imports

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Tasting note:

I adore this style of Chardonnay! It's buttery and generous but balanced with a lovely streak of acidity. Enticing notes of hazelnut, green apples and ripe pear. Food matches: penne with grilled chicken and sun-dried tomato pesto sauce.

Reviewed October 2, 2009 by Natalie MacLean

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The wine produced was from a total harvest of 6 tonnes from silt loam over gravels with a limestone influence and easy draining, and 15 tonnes from heavy, very fertile, reasonably free draining clay loam soils. The Chardonnay 2006 Vintage was produced from Clones Mendoza and 2/23 harvested in April 2006, from Mount Cass Vineyards. Stainless Steel fermentation and lees aging with 50% malolactic fermentation produces a complex full flavoured style. The wine was stored for 6 months in a mix of new and older French Oak barrels, and released after allowing a minimum of six months bottle age. The wine shows a combination of flavours, with the free draining soil site showing citrus fruit and elegance, while the clay loam adds ripe melon and richness which are balanced by spicy toasted French oak. Further cellaring will enhance all the other subtle characters that make Chardonnays so interesting and complex.

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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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