Coopers Creek Hawkes Bay “Plainsman” SV Chardonnay 2020
The 2020 Coopers Creek Hawkes Bay "Plainsman" SV Chardonnay is a melange of vanilla, cream, sweet lemon, grapefruit, hazelnut and subtle oak.
Wine Structure
There are FIVE dimensions for tasting wine:
- Sweetness: The amount of sugar that remains in the wine after fermentation.
- Body: How light or heavy a wine feels in your mouth.
- Acidity: The tangy and crisp flavours that makes a wine taste fresh.
- Tannins: The bitter flavours in wine that create a drying sensation in the mouth.
- Flavour Notes: The subtle tastes and smells that are unique to each wine. Learn More
This wine's structure
More details for this wine
| Variety | Chardonnay |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 13.0% |
| Residual Sugar | 0.1g/L |
| Acid | 6.1g/L |
| Cellar | Already approachable, but will cellar happily into the medium term in a cool environment. |
| Food Pairing | The oak ageing makes this wine an excellent match with full flavoured rich dishes, in particular poultry, pork, salmon and crayfish. |
| Notes | Winemakers Notes Our 2020 Plainsman SV Chardonnay is an 80:20 blend from Apatu Farms Vineyard and our very own Middle Road Vineyard. 2020 was a stunning year in Hawkes Bay and we were delighted to be able to harvest this fruit in beautiful condition. Post pressing and settling, the juice was run off to one-year old and seasoned barrels for fermentation and MLF. Post MLF, the wine was matured in oak, on full lees, until January 2021.Tasting Notes Colour: Very pale gold in the glass at bottling, but will slowly deepen with time. Bouquet: A melange of vanilla, cream, sweet lemon, grapefruit, hazelnut, and subtle oak. Palate: This is a medium weight, rich Chardonnay. It has sweet fruit, beautiful texture and length. |
Wine Structure
There are FIVE dimensions for tasting wine:
- Sweetness: The amount of sugar that remains in the wine after fermentation.
- Body: How light or heavy a wine feels in your mouth.
- Acidity: The tangy and crisp flavours that makes a wine taste fresh.
- Tannins: The bitter flavours in wine that create a drying sensation in the mouth.
- Flavour Notes: The subtle tastes and smells that are unique to each wine. Learn More
This wine's structure
More details for this wine
| Variety | Chardonnay |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Alcohol | 13.0% |
| Residual Sugar | 0.1g/L |
| Acid | 6.1g/L |
| Cellar | Already approachable, but will cellar happily into the medium term in a cool environment. |
| Food Pairing | The oak ageing makes this wine an excellent match with full flavoured rich dishes, in particular poultry, pork, salmon and crayfish. |
| Notes | Winemakers Notes Our 2020 Plainsman SV Chardonnay is an 80:20 blend from Apatu Farms Vineyard and our very own Middle Road Vineyard. 2020 was a stunning year in Hawkes Bay and we were delighted to be able to harvest this fruit in beautiful condition. Post pressing and settling, the juice was run off to one-year old and seasoned barrels for fermentation and MLF. Post MLF, the wine was matured in oak, on full lees, until January 2021.Tasting Notes Colour: Very pale gold in the glass at bottling, but will slowly deepen with time. Bouquet: A melange of vanilla, cream, sweet lemon, grapefruit, hazelnut, and subtle oak. Palate: This is a medium weight, rich Chardonnay. It has sweet fruit, beautiful texture and length. |
