Mac Forbes Woori Yallock Chardonnay Ferguson 2020

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Mac Forbes
Label Name:
 
Woori Yallock Chardonnay Ferguson
Vintage:
 
2020
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Yarra Valley (Woori Yallock, Victoria)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
11%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
10-12°C

Awards/Ratings
Highly rated by critics: Gary Walsh (The Wine Front) ~95+ pts; Liquid Library ~94 pts; reviewed and stocked by The Wine Society (recommended drinking window to 2031)

Tasting Note
Crisp, flinty Chardonnay: lemon rind, white peach, red apple skin and wet stone, with fine chalky texture, saline finish and subtle almond/peel complexity. Bright acidity and long, focused minerality.

Food Pairing
Oysters and shellfish, seared salmon or chicken, roast pork belly, creamy pasta, goat cheese; Asian: sushi/sashimi, sashimi, tempura, Thai lime fish, light Chinese seafood stir-fries.

Production Method
Hand-harvested fruit, whole-bunch pressing to tank, wild/indigenous yeast fermentation, matured ~10–12 months in older oak with lees contact and minimal new oak; bottled unfined/unfiltered in some releases.

Vineyard Info
Ferguson Vineyard (Woori Yallock) planted 1995; 1.36 ha leased by Mac Forbes since 2012. South-facing aspect, owned by the Ferguson family; site prized for cool-climate tension and minerality.