Yattarna Chardonnay 2013, Penfolds
Penfolds
750ml
Code: 4585305
200,90€
The aspiration and independence of mind across generations of Penfolds winemakers inspired the winery to embark on a program to create a white wine that stands alongside Grange. Selectively sourcing only the very best Chardonnay fruit from cool-climate regions.
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Launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage, Yattarna is the result of one of the most comprehensive, focused and highly publicised wine development projects ever conducted in Australia. Selectively sourcing only the very best Chardonnay fruit from cool-climate regions, coupled with sensitive winemaking, the style continues to evolve. Yattarna reflects Penfolds patience and continued commitment to its original goal, its very name being drawn from the Aboriginal language, meaning ‘little by little, gradually.’ Each vintage provides the opportunity to further raise the quality bar.
Chardonnay
VINEYARD REGION Coal Valley & Derwent Valley (Tasmania), Adelaide Hills
MATURATION Eight months in French oak barriques (62% new and 38% 1-y.o.)
COLOUR Very pale straw with lime green hues
NOSE Initial slate and wet stone, with nuances of lightly roasted nuts – almond. Subtle hints of citrus, shrouded by nectarine and nashi pear fruits. Not politic to mention a suggestion of fruity conserve? What then of nectarine varenye?!
PALATE A wine that, given time in the glass, transforms with air. Indeed, a decant mandated – to unfurl the myriad of layered complexities hidden beneath. Along with a spiced multi-citrus compoté, lurks an acidity that is not immediately apparent – but it’s there; covert, balanced! Unfined, yet sporting a finessed phenolic presence. Impressive length, depth and weight.
- Characteristics
Producer
Penfolds
Wine color
White
Wine style
Still
Country
Australia
Sweetness
Dry
Region
South Australia
Vintage
2013
Volume (ml)
750ml
Alcohol by volume
12.50%vol
Intl grape variety
Chardonnay