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Tasting Notes
2006 Allandale Chardonnay
From the excellent 2006 vintage, this Chardonnay shows rich, ripe flavours of fig, stronefruit and melon. Partly barrel fermented in new French hogsheads, the wine was left to age on yeast lees, which has resulted in a richness on the palate with some added bready complexity. The palate is full and long, while the finish is clean and fresh, making this wine an ideal accompaniment to a wide range of foods from seafood to veal. Consume without extended cellaring.
Allandale wines first came into prominence in 1981 when the 1980 Allandale Chardonnay won the Farmer Bros. Trophy at the 1981 Canberra National Wine Show. The continuing success of the early Chardonnays was a sign of things to come as Allandale was to build a reputation over the past 26 years as one of Australia’s premium Chardonnay producers.
Some of Allandale’s Chardonnay accolades:
• 1997 - Chardonnay winning the Best Chardonnay in Australia and New
Zealand in Winestate Magazine in 1998
• 1998 - Chardonnay following in its footsteps winning the Number One wine in
Oz Clarke’s Year 2000 Top Dozen in the UK
• 1999 - Chardonnay was chosen for Scandinavian Airlines Business Class
• 2000 - Chardonnay was chosen in the Top 100 in the 2001 Sydney International Wine Competition
• 2001 - Chardonnay awarded a Gold Medal at Hunter Valley Wine Show
• 2002 - awarded a Gold Medal at Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show
• 2003 - Allandale Chardonnay was awarded the Trophy at the 2004 Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Wine Show
• 2004 - won a Silver Medal Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show
Allandale Chardonnay can be found around the world. Come and try the latest vintage in our cellar door or at the famous annual Lovedale Long Lunch in May.
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