2005 Five Ashes Reserve Chardonnay

95 Points and 5 Stars, James Halliday 2008 Wine Companion. Beautiful quince and fig with supportive vanillin French oak.

  • Awards:

    95 points and 5 Stars, James Halliday 2008 Wine Companion

  • Region:

    Block 3, Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River.

  • Colour:

    Pale straw yellow.

  • Bouquet:

    Beautiful quince and fig, with supportive vanillin burgundian French oak. Developed marzipan and roasted honeyed nut characters are filling the background to complete this wine.

  • Palate:

    Bright and jam packed with curranty sweetness and restrained power. Full malolactic fermentation has added a brooding length and viscosity to the palate which is interwoven with a tight acid back bone.

  • Source:

    Five Ashes Vineyard, Margaret River

  • Vintage Characteristics:

    Cool elegant year.

  • Vinification:

    100% barrel fermentation, with maturation on lees for 8 months. Fortnightly stirring for 6 months and monthly stirring thereafter.

  • Cellaring Potential:

    Suggested best 2008 to 2010; suggested maximum 2014.

  • Oak Treatment:

    66% new French oak and balance one year old.

  • Serving Suggestion:

    Fresh seafood or strong cream based pasta dishes.

  • Alcohol:

    13.4%

  • Sweetness:

    Dry

  • Residual Sugar:

    2g/L

  • pH:

    3.3

  • Acidity:

    6.9

  • Harvest Date:

    March 2005

  • Bottling Date:

    March 2006

  • Tasting Notes:

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