Sidewood Mappinga Chardonnay 2020
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The 2020 vintage in the Hills was a challenge for many producers, offering a warmer season profile and in this current release a lean towards generosity of flavour and weight. Well managed, as in this case, with partial whole bunch, then wild yeast fermented in 30% new French oak hogsheads and puncheons, matured then for 10 months, this top tier Chardonnay is quite a character. It’s not about overripeness but more about compaction of elements into a middle weight style, with some graphite notes amongst the more obvious stone fruit and sweeter citrus flavours, with faint amaro bitters notes in the palate for a gastronomic finish. Plenty to unpack and enjoy.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
