Chardonnay
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
Wine Style
Our Chardonnay beautifully balances the acidity of stainless steel fermentation with the elegance of French oak. Bright and complex with rich biscuity, buttery notes our Chardonnay will reward careful cellaring.
Tasting & Pairing
A sweet floral, honey and hazelnut nose is the first impression, underpinned with rich tropical fruits and biscuit, sizzled butter notes. Rich and complex on the palate and loaded with textural pleasure; the oak is well integrated giving a seamless, silky smooth quality to the wine. Dungeness Crab deviled eggs or creamy Pecorino Risotto would be excellent pairings for this outstanding Chardonnay.
Winemaking
2011 was a classic cool climate season providing good balance and acidity to the Chardonnay. Our oak regime is a blend of barrel and tank fermented wine (50:50). The portion of barrel fermented wine gives interest and complexity, while the tank portion provides bright high tone, tropical citrus notes. Careful cellaring of 3-5 years will be rewarded with further complexity and development of baked stone fruit flavours.
Technical Notes
Alc. by volume: 13.5% Total acidity: 9.2 g/l Residual sweetness: 5 g/l Sweetness code: 0 SKU code: 377770 UPC code: 778856111019 Date bottled: Setembro 2012 Case volume: 5500
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Wine Style
Offering a European Burgundian style, our Chardonnay beautifully balances the acidity of stainless steel fermentation with the elegance of French oak. Bright and complex with rich biscuity, buttery notes our Chardonnay will reward careful cellaring.
Tasting & Pairing
The palate is rich and complex with sweet floral, honey and hazelnut underpinned with rich tropical fruits and biscuity, sizzled butter notes. The oak is cleverly implanted giving a seamless, silky smooth quality to this well balanced Chardonnay. Serve with wild BC salmon with cranberry almond crust, celeriac clafoutis, wilted kale and white wine fumet.
Winemaking
Harvested in October 2010 from the Quails’ Gate Estate Boucherie Mountain vineyards. The rich clay and gravel soils offer mineral influences, giving the wine interest and complexity. O 2010 growing season provided an excellent balance of cool temperatures with good heat when needed. 50% tank fermented and 50% barrel fermented in 20% new French and American oak.
Technical Notes
Alc. by volume: 14.0% Total acidity: 6.8 g/l Residual sweetness: 5 g/l Sweetness code: 0 SKU code: 639641 UPC code: 778856110012 Date bottled: Agosto 2011 Case volume: 4387
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Wine Style
Codornas’ Gate Chardonnay is made in a style that allows the fruit to be expressed without the domination of oak aging. The goal is to provide a Chardonnay that offers fruit flavours representative of the variety while at the same time to allow a limited amount of oak aging to show through. A portion of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to give the wine a nice rounded palate and hints of the classic butter chardonnay that is so popular.
Tasting & Pairing
O 2009 Chardonnay benefited from an extremely warm summer. The resulting wine is fuller with greater weight than past vintages. A touch of oak offers accents of vanilla and roasted nuts mingling with floral tones. The palate is rich, complex and loaded with flavour. It is a definite keeper for the cellar, and should age well into 2016. It pairs well with medium to strong cheeses, and is a classic with hearty soups. Serve with pan roasted Cornish game hen with smoked paprika, black olives and hand rolled potato and herb gnocchi.
Winemaking
Codornas’ Gate Chardonnay grapes were harvested in October 2009 from the Quails’ Gate estate after an ideal year. The cool summer nights coupled with a hot season allowed developed full, rich fruit to be harvested. Our Chardonnay is a blend of tank and barrel (in both French and American oak) fermented juice. This combination gives the wine interest and complexity from the barrel ferment, and bright tropical citrus notes from the tank portion.
Technical Notes
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Alc. By Vol: 14.0% Total Acidity: 6 g/l Residual Sweetness: 4 g/l Sweetness: (0) SKU Code: 377770 UPC: 778856109016 Date Bottled: Sept. 2010 Case Volume: 4420 casos
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Wine Style
Codornas’ Gate Chardonnay is made in a style that allows the fruit to be expressed without the domination of oak aging. The goal is to provide a Chardonnay that is representative of the variety and the fruit freshness while at the same time to allow a limited amount of oak aging to show through. A portion of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to give the wine a nice rounded palate and hints of the classic butter chardonnay that is so popular.
Tasting & Pairing
This Chardonnay shows a bit more of the oak than the prior year while maintaining the classic fresh fruit and sweet floral aromas of honey, soft vanillin and roasted nuts. The palate is rich, complex and loaded with textural. The oak is cleverly implanted, giving a seamless, silky smooth texture. Codornas’ Gate Chardonnay works well with medium to strong cheeses. A classic with hearty soups, try serving it with a creamy seafood risotto or a roasted butternut squash soup.
Winemaking
A great vintage, o 2008 Chardonnay was harvested in early October from the Quails’ Gate Estate vineyards. O 2008 growing season was generally dry and was excellent for Chardonnay. This Chardonnay is 40% tank fermented and 60% barrel fermented in 20% new French and American oak for 10 months. This combination of oak gives the wine the interest and complexity from the barrel ferment while the tank portion provides bright tropical citrus notes.
Technical Notes
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Alc. By Vol: 14.0% Total Acidity: 6.3 g/l Residual Sweetness: 3 g/l Sweetness: (0) UPC: 778856108019 Date Bottled: Sept. 2009 Case Volume: 5460 casos
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