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Cedalion Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2016
Waiheke Island, Auckland, North Island, New ZealandIn Greek mythology, Cedalion, a humble servant from Lemnos, stood on the shoulders of the blinded giant Orion to guide him to Helios and restore his vision. Sam Harrop, MW, returned to NZ from London with his young family, set up a home base on Waiheke Island, and fulfilled a dream to make world class chardonnay from an untested site. Cedalion is all single vineyard wines, in this case, Waiheke Island Arae Vineyard chardonnay, from a super low yield vintage (1 ton / ha!) was whole bunch pressed in stainless, before moving to barrel (30% new)where it remained on gross lees for nine months. Textural and lackadaisical on the palate, with lemon cream, downy lees, hazelnut shell, flax, and river stones on a medium (12.5 degree) palate. The wine is shy at this point, but will reveal itself with a year or two in your cellar. 92.Tasted: 12 October 2019Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| NZ | $35.00 | 750ml | NZ |
