Howard Park Allingham Chardonnay 2018

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Howard Park
Label Name:
 
Allingham Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Margaret River (Allingham Vineyard, Karridale)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Generally highly rated (circa 94–95 pts). Notable scores include Wineanorak 94/100 for the 2018 Allingham and contemporary reviews around 95 pts from specialist critics/retailers

Tasting Note
Pale straw; white peach, nectarine and citrus with toasted nougat, brioche and wet-stone minerality. Creamy mid-palate, bright acidity and saline lift, finishing long and focused.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, butter-poached lobster, creamy pasta (fettuccine Alfredo), pork with apple sauce. Asian: dashi broth with kombu/shiitake, miso-glazed cod, tempura vegetables with tentsuyu, soy-butter scallops.

Production Method
Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed. Parcels fermented in French oak barriques and puncheons (approx. 25-30% new), indigenous yeast fermentation, lees ageing 9-10 months; limited malolactic on some parcels.

Vineyard Info
Produced by Howard Park (Burch family). Allingham vineyard (Karridale) acquired 2014; planted to Gin Gin and Dijon clones, site-focused single-vineyard Chardonnay.