2016 Sidewood Chardonnay

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Winery
Sidewood
Vintage
2016
Grape Variety
Chardonnay
Region
  • Adelaide Hills
Alcohol (%)
12.5
Purchase Price ($)
22
Wine Rating
90
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample
The nose shows plenty of winemaker derived influences with an unmistakable leesy funk that pushes the envelope but has enough concentration of white peach and melon baking it up to pull it off.

The palate shows a youthfulness of fruit with melon and tropical notes that build towards a richer and more varietal expression of stone fruits. There is an ever-present note of both barrel derived flintiness as well as a fine line of acidity that carries the wine through to it's finish.

Will certainly reward a few years.