2001 Killerby Chardonnay Winery: Killerby Vintage: 2001 Region: Geographe Bottle Size: 750ml Variety: Chardonnay Price: $35.00 (out of stock)

The 2001 Chardonnay has been aged in the winery for four years and is coming into its peak drinking period now.

The wine is from the old, low-yielding vines at Margaret River and Geographe.  The vines were all hand-pruned and the fruit was hand-picked. 

The fruit was whole bunch pressed to obtain a finer juice, then 100% barrel fermented in new French oak.  It was aged in the world’s finest new and one-year-old French oak barrels for ten months.  

It has been kept at 16 degrees in the winery since release to provide an example of an aged South West chardonnay.

Tasting Notes

The colour is medium straw and the faint green tinge indicating youthfulness is disappearing. 

The nose has minerally pear characters.  It is a complex amalgam of varietal fruit, barrel fermentation, MLF and lees contact.  The bottle development is giving a third dimension to the wine other than fruit and oak.

The palate is opulent, creamy and sophisticated, showing classical regional structure and skilful winemaking. It has great length and style.  The wine has opened up tremendously in the last nine months and is showing well now.

The aged characters are now starting to show through.  This is a wine that is drinking beautifully now and will continue to do so until 2008