Ossa Chardonnay 2021
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- TASTING NOTE: "Light, bright yellow colour, youthful and sparkling fresh; the bouquet has a dominant note of almond-meal as well as toasted cashew and walnut, with malt and milk-chocolate additions. Grapefruit comes to the fore the longer the wine is in the glass. The palate is soft and rounded, full and rich in the mouth, with lemon/citrus filling in the back-palate and aftertaste, leaving a refreshing and vital after-impression. Delicious and appetising, intense and long. There is concentration and complexity in spadefuls. Prodigious palate length, too. Truly an exciting chardonnay." 97 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
- ABOUT THE WINE: A combination of Chardonnay clones I10V1 and P58 were gently pressed into large format seasoned French oak for indigenous fermentation. The wine received minimal intervention during the 10 month élevage on lees in barrel prior to bottling.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Ossa is one of the most exciting recent projects in Tasmanian wine. Drawing its name from Tasmania's highest peak - Mount Ossa - it represents a small range of distinguished wines sourced from some of Tasmania's finest vineyards. Ossa began with Rod and Cecile Roberts' establishment of their Belbrook farm on the Island's East Coast. Rod had his eye on the property from earlier agri-business days and knew it's easterly aspect and ironstone/sandstone soils would be ideal for high quality viticulture. The family embarked on planting a 20-hectare vineyard to a mix of varieties - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Grüner Veltliner, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. Committed to sustainability, land at Belbrook has been extensively renovated including removal of noxious plant species, fencing wildlife zones and cleaning waterways. The farm is run exclusively on solar power and they are working towards organic management.
While two wines are already being partly sourced from the new Belbrook vineyard, Ossa's ambitious raison d'etre to produce Tasmania's most distinguished wines dictated that they search for parcels of the best fruit available to buy. This is facilitated through the Ossa winemaker - Liam McElhinney - the current head winemaker at Tasmanian Vintners. Through his connections he is able to identify and redirect tiny amounts of exceptional fruit from some of Tasmania's finest and oldest vineyard sites.
- COUNTRY: Australia
- REGION: Tasmania
- VARIETAL: Chardonnay
- WINE STYLE: White Wine
- WINEMAKER: Liam McElhinney
- CLASSIFICATION: Sustainable Farming
- CLOSURE: Screwcap
- ABV% 13%
- SIZE: 750ml
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