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15¾/20
Torres Milmanda Chardonnay 2014
Conca de Barbera, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), SpainMilmanda is transitioning to a cooler, fresher style that is more food-friendly and modern, but it is a slow process. This 2014 seems from another age with its rich, spicy, honeyed nose and light vanilla tones. The malolactic affects 45 percent of the wine, but the new oak still sits on the fruit giving the fresh, apple notes a resiny undercurrent. This wine seems trapped between the new and old style of chardonnay and a so-so vintage hasn't helped either style. The Milmanda estate is in the Conca de Barbera region of Catalonia. The 2014 Milmanda was picked on the 4th of September and 100 percent barrel fermented for 14-21 days in 300 litre barrels (60 percent new) and then spends 12 months lees aging. The 15-hectare vineyard was planted in 1980 at 500 meters above sea level on deep, silt-rich, calcareous clay soils.Tasted: 27 November 2017Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $70.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 008410113001214
