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Printable Tasting Notes The wine is a brilliantly light golden straw colour. The generous aromas coming out of the glass show lemon zest, honeydew melon with subtle hints of pineapple, barley sugar and lightly fragrant oak. The lengthy palate features fresh, fruity flavours with a mellow undercurrent of soft oak. A fine acidic backbone gives the wine a well balanced structure with a clean, crisp finish. This complex range of flavours stays with you after the wine is swallowed, making this a very elegant, easy drinking chardonnay.

At Elgo Estate our fruit is 100% estate grown, high in the upper reaches of the Strathbogie Ranges. Elgo Estate’s altitude and soil profile ensure ideal characteristics for growing cool climate wines. The fruit for our Chardonnay is harvested and processed in the cooler part of the day to take advantage of the cold mountain conditions. This aids in the preservation of the natural flavours produced by our 30 year old vines. The juice is fermented in a range of French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks in a bid to build complexity and maintain freshness. After fermentation and approximately nine months of maturation, the 2008 Allira Chardonnay was carefully composed out of the separate batches and assembled. The blend was carefully assessed and fine-tuned for optimal drinkability. Once the wine had met the quality standards of the winemaking team, it was prepared for bottling.

This is a versatile wine that can be enjoyed with good food or simply as a nice refreshing drink. It would go equally well with any seafood dish or maybe a chicken pilaf. Medium term cellaring potential, drinking well into 2012. Serve slighlty chilled.

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