Dawson James Tasmania Chardonnay 2020
Dawson James Tasmania Chardonnay
Region: Tasmania, Australia
Vintage: 2020
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Chardonnay
ABV: 12.5%
The wine has aromas of fresh citrus florals, pastry, and toast on the nose. Layers of fresh nectarine and lemon pith flavours are abundant on the palate, balanced by savoury oak notes and a creamy mouthfeel. Long and intense, this wine is driven by lively natural acidity and has a long, mouth-watering finish.
The Meadowbank Vineyard was planted in the Derwent Valley in southern Tasmania in 1989. The site lies 70 metres above sea level and the north-easterly aspect gives it optimal sunlight exposure for grape ripening. The soil is a combination of brown sandy loams over structured clays and sandstone rock. It has a devigorating nature, helping the balanced growth and structure of the vines. Vines are trellised to single cordon and managed to one bunch per shoot, and yields are kept at less than six tonnes per hectare
Whole bunches were pressed in a pneumatic press, yielding a juice with low grape solids. The juice was briefly settled before being transferred into 228 litre French oak barriques. The juice went into 40% new oak barrels, and the rest into second and third use barrels. After natural fermentation the wine went through a partial malolactic fermentation, which was stopped when the desired acid balance was achieved.
When Peter Dawson and Tim James met in 1976, while working at Hardy & Sons, it set in motion a lifelong friendship culminating in the founding of Dawson James, a critically acclaimed Tasmanian winery focused on cool-climate expressions of Australian Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. This duo collectively has 80 vintages worth of experience under their belts, and it is therefore unsurprising that Dawson James has fast become one of Tasmania’s leading wineries for quality and innovation.
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