Chardonnay 2025
£24.99
The sequel to the IWC Trophy Award winning Chardonnay from 2024. Our 2025 Chardonnay is a beautiful showcase of an outstanding English vintage. Careful pressing and partial oak maturation results in a vibrant, complex wine. Head winemaker Laurence can hardly contain his excitement for this wine!
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TASTING NOTE
Ripe yellow pear, crème brûlée and lemon sherbet underlined by a smoky minerality.
VITICULTURE
Vineyard: Redbank Vineyard, the Wall Hills, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Block: Jono and Main Block C vineyards
Soil type: Clay loam over Silurian Mudstone. South-east facing
Harvest: Selective hand-harvesting
Picking date: 26/10/24
WINEMAKING
Pressing: Whole bunch pressed
Fermentation: CX9 yeast Full MLF (low diacetyl strain)
Maturation: 75% French oak barrique fermentation for 9 months, 25% stainless steel, weekly battonage
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Blend: 100% Chardonnay, clone 95 and 76
Abv: 12.5%
TA: 6.3 g/l
pH: 3.17
PAIRING NOTES
This chardonnay pairs perfectly with the delicate flavours of shellfish, also with poultry, especially when it is prepared with cream-based sauces or herbs.
Tasting Note
Clear lemon gold with green hues. Poached pear, sweet lime, and elderflower cordial on the nose. A luscious and textured mouthfeel is balanced by a fresh acidity showing gooseberry fool, nectarine, and herbaceous nettle and mint on the palate.
Winemaking
Pressing: De-stemmed for a small amount of skin contact during pressing
Fermentation: Stainless steel fermentation, thiol aromatic yeast strain
Malo-lactic fermentation: Low diacetyl LAB, stopped before completion
Maturation: Stainless steel on fine lees
Technical Detail
Vineyard:
Redbank Vineyard, the Wall Hills, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Block:
Drive
Vines:
Scott Henry, SO4 rootstock
Soil-Type
Clay loam over Silurian Mudstone. South-east facing
harvest
Selective hand-harvesting
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