• Duke's Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2022 - Australia
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Duke's Vineyard Margaret River Chardonnay 2022 - Australia

Vintage: 2022

WTXAU020022

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This wine displays notes of citrus (lemon curd tart), stone fruits (white peach and yellow nectarine), with mineral notes of granite against toasted brioche and malted oats. The palate has a delicate and creamy characteristics, with nutty notes (almond, cashew) and great length on the palate. The meyer lemon and green lime can be tasted on the palate too. lemon citrus wet granite, mineral, lemon curd tart, toasted brioche, malted oats, cream, vanilla pod, touch of anise, white peach, yellow nectarine, raw cashew, hint of basil leaf, curry leaf.

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This wine displays notes of citrus (lemon curd tart), stone fruits (white peach and yellow nectarine), with mineral notes of granite against toasted brioche and malted oats. The palate has a delicate and creamy characteristics, with nutty notes (almond, cashew) and great length on the palate. The meyer lemon and green lime can be tasted on the palate too. lemon citrus wet granite, mineral, lemon curd tart, toasted brioche, malted oats, cream, vanilla pod, touch of anise, white peach, yellow nectarine, raw cashew, hint of basil leaf, curry leaf.
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"Ranked #3 of 53 2022 Chardonnay from Margaret River Light-medium yellow and bright in the glass; intense grapefruit, sweet-herb and lemon-balm aromas overlaid by a nutty, peanut brittle trace from oak-maturation. The wine remains delicate, reserved and refined in the mouth, with excellent line and length. Intense, concentrated lemon/citrus fruit. An impressive young chardonnay that will certainly age superbly. A stunner."
96 Points, The Real Review
"This is a very fine and elegant style of Chardonnay. It’s certainly tighter than the M2 but it also has power. It’s also a departure for Dukes but not for Cane who has worked with this style before. It’s made from a number of different clones with a chalky minerality taking the palate through to a very long finish. I particularly like the crunchy slightly juicy character which brings life and energy to the palate and complements the lemon curd and brioche flavours. The 10 months in oak, of which 33% was new, is perfectly balanced with the fruit and crisp minerally acidity."
95 Points, Wine Pilot
Product Type
White Wine
Region

Margaret River

Grape Varietal

Chardonnay

Winemakers

Ben Cane

Vintage

2022

Country

Australia

Age of Vines

Margaret River: 25 Years

Producers

Duke's Vineyard

Harvest Method

Hand picked

Alcohol Percentage

12.50%

Fermentation and Maceration

Whole bunch pressed cold, wild yeast barrel fermented, each clone was fermented separately in French barriques (228L) and hogsheads (300L) (35% new, balance 2 yrs old)

Malolactic Fermentation

partial

Aging

each clone sat on lees (yeast solids) for ten months remaining separate before being blended and bottled; blended with minimal fining and filtration, bottled in February 2023

Production

3,156 bottles

Altitude of Vineyard

Margaret River: 128m

Density

3.5 x 1.5 m; 2,090 vines per hectare

Production Style

MARGARET RIVER: dry grown, sustainable, minimal use of chemicals

Total Production

3,156

SKU
WTXAU020022

MARGARET RIVER:

Victory Point vineyard is located in the Margaret River wine growing region of Western Australia. Planted and dry-farmed by the Berson family to produce premium quality cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay wines for which the region is internationally renowned. Two hectares of chardonnay vines with several clones including Mendoza (Gingin) clone together with the clones chosen from the Burgundian trials of the 1980s were planted in 2001. Extremely diligent vineyard management including hand pruning to ensure low yields, leaf plucking, shoot thinning and careful canopy management generally, minimal use of chemicals and hand picking ensures premium fruit.

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