2020 Chardonnay | 6-PACK

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MIKE’S WINE NOTES:

Mike Davies – Wine Maker – Founder Greenskin Wine

In Margaret River, Chardonnay is a very challenging grape variety to grow. The blustery winds of spring coincide with flowering, which isn’t very good news. Each flower is the beginning of a bunch of grapes, so if they get blown off, there is a direct reduction in the crop. However, the good news is that once the fruit is picked, it is of generally high quality, making it a pleasure to turn it into the great wines that the region is recognised for.

This wine was made by Severine Logan of Calneggia Family Vineyards (CFV). Severine is a very experienced and credentialed winemaker in the Margaret River Wine Industry and was responsible for Watershed Vineyards’ wines before joining the Calneggia’s for the 2020 vintage.

CFV have significant vineyard holdings in the Margaret River region and own various brands, including Rosa Brook Estate, Bunkers Wines, Brian Fletcher Wines, and the Calneggia collection of wines from not only Margaret River but Italy as well.

Principal Mike Calneggia and I have been mates for many years. Together, we have been lucky to witness the WA wine industry develop from what was (with a few exceptions), a cottage industry to the enormously successful and respected powerhouse of quality Australian Wine that it is today.

• Colour – Straw with hints of green
• Bouquet – lifted peach, almond and rockmelon characters with fine oaky tones.
• Palate – Medium weight with notes of stone fruit, citrus & honeysuckle all carried through to a long clean & persistent finish.

ANDREW’S WINE NOTES:

Andrew Caillard – Master of Wine – Author & Film Maker

Pale colour. Lifted pear apple dried apricot aromas with flinty notes. Creamy textured and supple with developed stone fruit, crunchy apple, touch crème brulée notes, some al dente textures and fresh linear acidity. Has generosity, line and length. 13.2% alc

89 points

SPECIAL NOTE RE: ‘BEST BEFORE’ DATE

Please note that this 2020 Chardonnay has a ‘Best Before’ date of November 2022 on its label – here’s why:

As the pouches we selected have not been filled before in the Australian wine market, we could not decisively say when wine oxidisation/deterioration may commence.

Although not a mandatory requirement with wine, when filling this Chardonnay, we decided to take the responsible approach and be over cautious and print a ‘Best Before’ date on the wine labels as 18 months (after the pouches had been filled) in the event that the wine started to oxidise/deteriorate.

However, with the continual monitoring of our wines, we have had no such problem and are now confident that 24 months and beyond is quite ok, and as we go, we will probably extend that even further.

Wine generally gets better with age (not worse), but all wines do have a tipping point (in glass or pouch) where they will oxidise and become less than desirable, which is why we are constantly lab testing and tasting our wines.

We will NOT dispatch any wine that is in any way faulty/oxidised and are continually monitoring all of our wines, so rest assured the wine you receive will be drinking beautifully well beyond the date we (conservatively) printed on the label.

You can see more information on this, including the testing and monitoring we are doing through the link below or feel free to contact us anytime.

More info on Best-Before dates.