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Shaw and Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay 2018
Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaShaw + Smith winery was founded in 1989 by Michael Hill Smith (of Yalumba) and Martin Shaw (his cousin, a well-travelled wine consultant) with the goal of producing elegant, refined cool-climate wines at a time when no one in Oz was talking cool-climate. They focused on Adelaide Hills for their project. This is a classic, cool-climate Oz chardonnay that many wines aspire to. David LeMire MW, is recently joint CEO of Shaw + Smith along with chief winemaker, Adam Wadewitz. Planted in 2001 in Lenswood's loam over clay and shale, this is clones Bernard 76 and 95, gently sloping east, at 500m. This is a powerful, striking wine, with whole bunches chilled overnight, then pressed, before native ferment in new and used 500 L French oak puncheons where it spent a further 10 months in barrel with gentle stirring. Flint led, this is seasoned by toast, popcorn, and amply fragrant scented cloves / nutmeg, across a profound base of green apple, pear, light cream, hazelnut nougat across the medium+palate. The very lengthy finish echoes with flint and lingers with saline. Such a striking wine, this is drinking beautifully now and with much time ahead.Tasted: 02 April 2021Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $117.99 | 750ml | estimated retail not in market |
| AB | $98.99 | 750ml | estimated retail not in market |
| MB | $114.99 | 750ml | estimated retail not in market |
Grape: ChardonnayUPC: 9316770411320
