Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay 2022

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Vasse Felix
Label Name:
 
Heytesbury Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Margaret River, Western Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Representative scores: Wine Advocate 97, Decanter 97, Vinous 96, Wine Enthusiast 96, James Suckling 94, Wine Spectator 92; Halliday/Wine Companion 97 (Jane Faulkner)

Tasting Note
Concentrated citrus, pear and white stone fruit with beeswax, toasted hazelnut, flinty oyster-shell minerality and saline lift. Silky, saline-savory mid-palate and a long, pithy finish.

Food Pairing
Roast chicken, pork belly, mushroom risotto, beurre blanc seafood (lobster, crab, scallops); Asian: miso-glazed cod, seared scallop nigiri, tempura prawns, mildly spiced Thai or Vietnamese fish dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested Gingin-clone fruit; whole-bunch pressing; spontaneous (wild) ferment in barrique (56% new), 15 months maturation (8 months in oak, then blended to tank) with extended lees contact; natural MLF finished.

Vineyard Info
Vasse Felix, founded 1967 by Dr Tom Cullity, is Margaret River’s founding estate. Heytesbury is their flagship Chardonnay made from select Gingin-clone blocks on the estate.