Shoofly Chardonnay 2015

Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

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Product Details

Varietal

Chardonnay

Region

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia

Producer

Shoofly

Vintage

2015

Size

750ML

ABV

13.5%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Shoofly Chardonnay is crafted with a patience, using carefully ripened fruit with just a touch of oak. Typical Adelaide Hills characters of guava and ripe grapefruit are supported by hints of hazenut and brioche. Juicy citrus and white peach flavors lead on the youthful palate which will develop more complexity over the next three years.

Professional Ratings

89 Wine Spectator
A lovely, elegant mix of Asian pear, lime zest and melon flavors set on a light and lively frame. Spice accents linger on the finish. Drink now.
89 Wine Enthusiast
This is an easy-drinking style, attractive in aromas of peach, pineapple, pressed yellow flowers, and butter that flow right into a light- to medium-weighted palate. A slightly chalky texture with more tropical fruit flavors carry to a spicy, vegetal finish.

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Shoofly's winemaker Ben Riggs is a native of McLaren Vale and has been crafting some of the region's finest for two decades. Ben knows his stuff and where to get it – his roster of grape growers is one of the most sought after contact lists in the country. Premium regions produce the best fruit and the grapes come from a "who's who" of Australian growers and viticultural neighborhoods – Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Langhorne Creek, Adelaide Hills and Heathcote.

Chardonnay Wine

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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

Adelaide Hills Wine

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A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.

Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.

Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.

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