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Norman Hardie County Chardonnay Unfiltered 2013
Prince Edward County, Ontario, CanadaNorm Hardie has rightfully earned his international acclaim, helping to place Canadian wine, especially chardonnay, on the world wine map. The County chardonnay was grown on five separate sites, and is a blend of two clones. Wild yeast fermentation was started in horizontal stainless tanks, and finished mostly in 500L French barrels, 30 percent of which were new. No sulphur was added for a year, after which the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Alluringly (not overpoweringly) reductive, with broken stones, light smoke and burnished lemon peel / pith. Mouth-watering savoury notes through the textured, mineral-driven and lees-lined palate. Fresh green apple, citrus core and precise lemon pith acidity streams through the lengthy finish. Drinking beautifully now, but the best is yet to come over the next three to five years. A benchmark style that works perfectly for the county.Tasted: 30 June 2016Tasted by: Prices:| ON | $40.00 | 750ml | winery direct |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 837654599501
