2020 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula
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B18676V20
This top drawer Mornington Chardonnay is all P58 clone from Garagiste's Balnarring, Tuerong and Red Hill vineyards. The fruit was hand-sorted in the vineyard and winery then whole bunch pressed. The cloudy juice was transferred to a mixture of new and old puncheons to ferment using indigenous yeasts. The wine was matured on its lees in barrel for nine months. It's a Chardonnay brimming with grapefruit pith, citrus and floral aromas. On the palate you get a brisk, refreshing shot of bright citrus and stone fruit, vibrant acidity, and a long, textured savoury finish. You know the score by now!
Of the Stagiaire Chardonnay, Campbell Mattinson has written, “Every year it’s one of the best quality/value propositions on the market”. It’s worth pointing out that, as for the Pinot Noir, Barney Flanders doesn’t make this Chardonnay specifically for the Stagiaire label. All his ferments start as potential single-vineyard wines. Those that end up as single-site wines are barrel selections, and the remaining wines are bottled as Le Stagiaire. This gives us some idea of how this label is able over-deliver year-in, year-out.
The 2020 is mostly drawn from Garagiste’s Merricks vineyard. Balnarring supplied only a little wine and Tuerong—where Garagiste’s yields were draconian—chimed in with just two puncheons. All fruit was hand-sorted in the vineyard and winery, then whole-bunch pressed, with the cloudy juice transferred to 500-litre puncheons to ferment. Across the release, no new oak was used in 2020. The wines were matured on their lees in barrel for six months before blending.
It’s a racy, juicy expression of the Mornington Peninsula, loaded with Granny Smith and lemon pith fruit and driven, mouth-watering freshness. Will make for fabulous and refreshing summer drinking.
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | White Wine |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Mornington Peninsula |
| Varietals | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
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