I remember tasting the different components of
this Chardonnay on my first visit to Iona, in April 2008 with a winery tour with
Andrew Gunn, fermentation just completed, I still remember preferring the tank
sample over the one in the barrels, it was ripe, with bright melon and stone
fruit character, juicy and fresh, in fact was drinkable already.
It was a nice surprised to be given the finished
product, recently by Andrew and see how the Chardonnay have changed over the
last 5 years, in bottle, it must be said probably due to the high ripeness and possibly
lower acid (mlf?), it is showing sign of advanced development, there is an
underlying structure for a much better wine, only if that was picked probably 2
weeks earlier, it could have been fresher and racier, as right now is remisnescent
of a professional body builder that have not exercise for a few years, i.e still
fleshy and muscular but have lost it’s definition and tonic.
Alcohol: high | 14 % abv
Origin: Elgin
Notes: sugary | canned pineapples | almonds | honey| spicy
Ideal drinking occasions: winter
Serve with: bbq black beans marinated chicken
Drink: now until 2016
