2018 Judd Chardonnay MAGNUM
2018 Judd Chardonnay MAGNUM
Enticing notes of grapefruit and white flower build this fine structured wine filled with poise and precision.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
The 2018 vintage was a big contrast to the 2017 vintage; in fact, it was very similar to 2016.
The 2018 vintage began with heavier than normal winter rains and cooler temperatures which delayed budburst but warmer spring weather resulted in perfect conditions for flowering leading to very good fruit set and promising high yields.
Grapes matured with optimum sugar, flavour and tannin development resulting in high quality parcels from all sites. It was our third earliest harvest, leading to our shortest ever hang time.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Judd (Poplar Block 100%) :: P58 (100%)
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand picked 20 March 2018 :: 6.46 tonnes/ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
13° :: 3.2 :: 9.50 g/l
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
• whole bunch pressed
• unsettled juice fermented by indigenous yeasts in 25%
new 228 litre French oak barrels
• 8 month aging in barrel with no bâtonnage
• 37% malolactic fermentation before bottling unfined
and filtered
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak | |
| Residual sugar | |
| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.16 :: 7.4 g/l
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
14
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| Production |
Production Notes
Bottled 13 December 2018 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
Enticing notes of grapefruit and white flower build this fine structured wine filled with poise and precision. Green apple crunch leads into the crisp and clean finish that lingers with persistence displaying incredible length and purity.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Cured kingfish, green apple and almond emulsion.
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2020-2030
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