Perhaps best known for their Yellow Label Chardonnay, Scarborough Blue Label Chardonnay is an elegant style with a more tempered or restrained nose with a subtle line of oak adding interest. The palate starts off creamy and clean with natural acids, while a gentle oak inflection offers up a spicy persistence. Try it with seafood paella or poultry.
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The 2010-11 season commenced as per normal in the Hunter with a late August start. Lots of rain during spring. Veraison commenced just prior to Christmas and the harvest was rain free. The white harvest was impacted to a degree by the heat but all fruit was harvested. Reds ripened well and were picked through February with no concerns.
This wine was made from fruit sourced from sandy loam soils from the upper Hunter Valley. Generally picked a bit greener to allow for a lighter structure in the resulting wine, the grapes were picked Friday 4th Frebruary 2011. The fruit was handled reductively through the crushing and de-steming process into the press. Juice extraction was around 690 litres per tonne. The juice was drained into stainless steel and cold settled. Fermentation was started with cultured yeast in tank and then the ferment was transferred to older French Oak Barrels. Once fermentation has finished the wine was left in barrel until January 2012, the winemakers stirred the lees monthly. The wine was bottled July 2012.
Scarborough Blue Label Chardonnay 2011 is light straw in colour with a green tinge. The nose brings almond, pear and mineral flint, citrus and cream. This continues on the palate with creamy melon fruit and almond and green pear characters. A generous palate with subtle oak toast and freshly baked bread dipped in new season olive oil.
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