2020 Poppelvej Manic Pixie Dream Chardonnay
Adelaide Hills, SA
Zippy lo-fi Chardonnay from the cool hillside slopes of the Piccadilly Valley.
$42.00
Out of Stock
Long, pure, saline and just so darn delicious. Wonderful expression here.
Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
Uffe Deichmann from Poppelvej has gone upstate to source some crunchy, early-picked Chardonnay from the Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills.
It's fermented as whole bunches in oak puncheons, giving a creamy element to the fleshy citrus fruit core.
No additions, save for a smattering of sulphur prebottling, the wines all made in his McLaren Vale shed.
About Poppelvej
Poppelvej (pronounced 'Pop-ell-vee') is a pint-sized winery based in McLaren Vale started by young Danish sommelier-turned-winemaker, Uffe Deichmann with the help of his brother Jens.
The name Poppelvej translates to "the street of the poplar trees", a homage to the family home property of the same name.
Uffe now has a small, ramshackle winery dug into in the side of a hill in McLaren Vale. He produces tiny amounts of wine with a minimal intervention philosophy.
Low amounts of sulphur (but always some) are used, the ferments are all wild. Massive black concrete eggs and an array of oak vessels in varying sizes are used as fermenters. It's a small but love-filled operation he is running.
McLaren Vale, SA
From The Producer
Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay fermented and aged in new Jura Oak punchoens for 12 month on full lees.
Blend : Chardonnay (100%)
ABV : 12.5%
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2025
Bottle Size : 750ml
McLaren Vale, SA
Critic Reviews
"Fragrant with lemon balm, salted cashew, oatmeal, frangipani. Lemony tang to taste, light creaminess, that roll of oatmeal savouriness there too, finishes long, pure, saline and just so darn delicious. Wonderful expression here." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
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