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Bill and Dan Pannell believe this is the best Chardonnay from Picardy to date, and it’s easy to see why - it’s a beautifully refined wine with complex character and varietal fruit nuances to therefore. Two new yeast strains were trialled alongside the primary yeast in this wine. One of these has made the blend more complex and added a fuller mid-palate to the wine while maintaining the traditional refined Picardy style. The 2005 Chardonnay has a refined complex nose showing floral, citrus and flinty aromas. The palate has excellent structure, with mineral characters and a tight tangy acid finish. Fruit flavours are complex and show lime, pear, hazelnut and honey as secondary characters. These characters will develop with careful ageing for around five to ten years or more. Once again, subtle oak usage shows through extending the palate with a lingering savoury finish.
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