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Hill-Smith Estate
Eden Valley Chardonnay 2023

Hill-Smith Estate
Eden Valley Chardonnay 2023

Over five generations, the Hill-Smith family has been a pioneer in selecting exceptional vineyard sites to amplify the personality of their estate wines. Time and patience has led to these vineyards producing highly celebrated benchmark wines. Carefully crafted, this vibrant, pure and textured Chardonnay is the result of natural wild yeast ferment and maturation in fine grained French oak barriques.
Item No. HILCHA236-BT
4.6 out of 5 Customer Rating
750mL Bottle
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Over five generations, the Hill-Smith family has been a pioneer in selecting exceptional vineyard sites to amplify the personality of their estate wines. Time and patience has led to these vineyards producing highly celebrated benchmark wines. Carefully crafted, this vibrant, pure and textured Chardonnay is the result of natural wild yeast ferment and maturation in fine grained French oak barriques.
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The Details

Tasting Note Bright straw in colour with green hues. This wine is fruit dominant with vibrant aromas of peach, pineapple and melon on a fresh bread background. With time in the glass, aromas of roasted almonds, nectarine, and flint emerge. This full-bodied Chardonnay is fresh and mineral, supported by fine, fresh acidity and a long finish.
Best Enjoyed With Hill-Smith Estate Chardonnay is made to be paired with food. Enjoy with mushroom risotto with thyme and truffle oil; or sun dried tomato, parmesan and pesto gnocchi.
Treatment The finer flavours produced by these clones, in combination with the use of natural ‘wild yeast’ fermentation by indigenous vineyard yeasts, produce a more complex and elegant wine with rich creamy flavour and tangy acidity. Palate structure and texture is further enhanced through extended lees contact. Around 50% of the blend was fermented and matured in new (15% of the final blend) and 1-3 year old fine grained French barriques to add weight and texture, with the balance of the wine fermented in stainless steel to retain fruit freshness and vibrancy.
Vintage 2023
Varietal Chardonnay
Region Eden Valley
Alcohol by Volume 12.5%
Winemaker Alexey Alon Doumbouya
Pack Size Options 1 , 6

Accolades

Endearing aromas of crisp citrus and green apple
Light straw with endearing aromas of crisp citrus and green apple with hints of white flowers, crushed stone, nougat, struck flint and almond blossom. These aromas transpose nicely over onto the palate, which shows clean, crisp lines and a lovely briney lean on the exit.
Dave Brookes
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