Heytesbury Chardonnay is a barrel selection of the very best Chardonnay parcels from each vintage. This 2011 was fermented entirely with wild yeasts and matured in French oak barriques with battonage for nine months.
Age has given a beautiful golden colour to the wine with a nose that sings! With aromas of fragrant pineapple and lemon freshness, the nose gently releases its cache of wild barrel ferment characters. Crusty apple pie, pretty lavender, struck stone flintiness, plus subtle lamb fat and bay leaf provide shadow and depth to the bright citrus that shines from the core. The palate is intricate, luscious and mouth-watering, reflecting pineapple, custard apple and water chestnut, lightly spiced with cloves, vanillin oak and almond biscuit flavours. Opens with juicy fruit and evolves to a tight acid-drying finish, that carries the pristine and complex flavours for remarkable length.