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International Chardonnay Day 2020 Case

£215.87 £199.00

This case contains a selection of wines from across the world, to celebrate International Chardonnay Day 2020. You’ll find fresh styles, for example from the Cleray Chardonnay in the cool mouth of Loire Valley, totally unoaked but still unmistakeably true to the variety. Also the Marea which comes from Chile’s new discovery of the cool coastal freshness in Leyda. And of course, the greatest cool climate expressions of the grape from Champagne and Chablis.

The Burgundies here are fresher and fruitier, the Rully is especially good value in a region where prices are ever increasing, made by a hot producer on top of her game.

The new world offers better quality than ever, especially from our point of view in South Africa where they manage to achieve great balance in their wines. The Constantia Uitsig, taken form the smallest vineyard in this historic estate, is possibly our favourite in the case.

  • Joseph Perrier Blanc de Blancs NV

    The nose is elegant and complex. Aromas of white flowers, apricot and Mirabelle plums. The palate has plenty of fresh citrus notes and lively acidity, some touches of spice and vanilla, rich brioche elements and a long lemony finish.

  • Chardonnay, Domaine du Cléray

    A dead ringer for Chablis, this wine comes from a small property in the cool Loire valley. Oyster shell and crisp green apple, a complex and refreshing wine.

  • Chablis, Domaine Vrignaud

    Pale yellow colour with lime tints. Citrus flavours mixed with white flower aromas. A touch of delicacy that highlights a fruity and balanced character

  • Rully Blanc Montagne 'La Folie', Claudie Jobard

    With wonderful aromas of toasted almonds, a little vanilla and a nutty aspect, Citrus and steel on the palate, with crushed stone and honeyed citrus with a minerally freshness.

  • Macon-Lugny

    Bouchard Mâcon-Lugny St Pierre

    Fresh nose offering a lovely bouquet of wildflowers, on the palate flavours of ripe apple and pear with citrus and nutty hints. Beautifully fresh, very perfumed and nicely rounded.

  • Le Jade Chardonnay

    Chardonnay Le Jade

    Youthful and fruity, with a fragrant and persistent aroma and slightly toasted nuances: such a clean, refreshing modern chardonnay.  The taste is juicy and round with white fruits and honeysuckle, and just a touch of oak to round things off. I have to say that this new chardonnay will be a real go to wine.

  • Chardonnay 'Atrium' Familia Torres

    Brilliant gold colour. Exquisite dried fruit aroma as well as hazelnuts and praline with distinctive characteristics of the Chardonnay variety, very fresh with white peach and vanilla, intense, silky and lively, culminating in an elegant finish reminiscent of bitter almond marzipan.

  • Sons de Prades Chardonnay, Vinyes de Milmanda, Familia Torres

    Straw-coloured wine with golden highlights. Fresh floral (broom) and fruit (ripe pineapple) aromas along with tropical fruits, toasted oak, nutty with apple and pear notes. Luscious, with delicate extract and a clean dry finish.

  • Chardonnay, Marea, Louis Felipe Edwards

    Bright yellow colour with golden tints. Fragrant nose with aromas of pineapple, peach, and citrus notes. In the mouth, it has great volume, silkiness and acidity, with lasting notes of pineapple and peach, and a minerality that shows true expression of the terroir.

  • Chardonnay, Heggies Vineyard

    The palate opens with stone fruit and builds to the mouth-filling complexity and texture of warm brioche. Interest is held by a rich creamy finish. All Heggies Vineyard wines show an excellent minerality that contributes to the length and finesse.

  • Estate Chardonnay, Linton Park

    A beautiful elegant crisp Chardonnay, bursting with aromas of bright fruit of a lime-lemon purity and fresh tangerine. The lively aromas are followed onto the palate filled with fruit characters. The finish is well balanced and lingering with clean citrus notes on aftertaste.

  • Reserve Chardonnay, Constantia Uitsig

    An abundance of green melon, juicy red apples and lemon zest on the nose prepares you for what’s to follow…. a yeasty texture coupled with a lively, concentrated palate of apple, fresh tangerine and moreish complexity, leading to a superbly long finish.

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Description

To celebrate International Chardonnay Day we’ve put together a mixed case of a single varietal that is close to his heart.

Chardonnay can sometimes get a hard press. This is mainly due to the historic winemaking styles employed especially in the new world. Sadly this has caused many to turn their back on what I still consider to be probably the finest white grape variety (although Riesling would have something to say about that!). Chardonnay still makes up the largest portion of my own cellar.

Things have changed in the world of Chardonnay, even in its homeland of Burgundy. Freshness is the watchword across the world, even in the richer styles, winemaking techniques are used to ensure there is acidity and drive in the wines. Almost everyone is using less oak, and less new barrels, lees aging is common giving mouthfeel and body without richness.

Additional information

Chardonnay, Domaine du Cléray

Country

France
Region

Loire
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

green apple, oyster shell, Refreshing, crisp, Minerally
ABV

12.5%

Chablis, Domaine Vrignaud

Country

France
Region

Burgundy
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

Refreshing, white flowers, balanced, citrus, clean, Fruity, lime
ABV

12.5%
Vintage

2018

Rully Blanc Montagne 'La Folie', Claudie Jobard

Country

France
Region

Burgundy
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

honey, light vanilla, steel, stone, toasted almonds, citrus, Minerally, Nutty
ABV

13.5%

Bouchard Mâcon-Lugny St Pierre

Country

France
Region

Burgundy
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

Appley, wild flowers, citrus, Nutty, pear, Ripe Fruit
ABV

13.5%

Chardonnay Le Jade

Country

France
Region

Languedoc-Roussillon
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

Honeysuckle, Refreshing, slight oak, white fruits, clean
ABV

13%

Chardonnay 'Atrium' Familia Torres

Country

Spain
Region

Penedes
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

bitter almonds, Vanilla, White peach, Fresh, Nutty
ABV

13.5%

Sons de Prades Chardonnay, Vinyes de Milmanda, Familia Torres

Country

Spain
Region

Conca de Barberà
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

Appley, pineapple, toasted oak, clean, Floral, Fresh, pear, Tropical

Chardonnay, Marea, Louis Felipe Edwards

Country

Chile
Region

Leyda Valley
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

pineapple, citrus, Minerally, peach

Chardonnay, Heggies Vineyard

Country

Australia
Region

Eden Valley
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

stone fruit, warm brioche, creamy
ABV

12.5%

Estate Chardonnay, Linton Park

Country

South Africa
Region

Western Cape
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

tangerine, citrus, clean, crisp, Fresh, unoaked
ABV

12%

Reserve Chardonnay, Constantia Uitsig

Country

South Africa
Region

Constantia
Grape

Chardonnay
Style

Appley, melon, tangerine, yeasty, lemony, long finish
ABV

12.5%

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