2021 Moorooduc The McIntyre Chardonnay

96 pts
The top Chardonnay from this excellent Mornington producer.

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Description

The McIntyre Vineyard Chardonnay is the flagship white wine in the Moorooduc range.

As with most of the other ‘Duc wines, this Chardonnay is whole bunch pressed and fermented with 100% natural yeasts giving it amazing texture and complexity. This combined with 100% naturally occurring malo whilst in barrel makes this one of the most intense iterations of Chardonnay on the Mornington Peninsula. James Halliday agreed, awarding it 96 points with the comment, "its special quality deriving entirely from the vineyard."

It's a serious, complex and powerful Chardonnay for real lovers of the variety.

96 points
"Chardonnay lovers know the variety can age gracefully (providing the stars have been aligned to produce an excellent one) yet I often wonder, why bother when it tastes this good right now?"
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points
"Burgundian-like notes of nougat, roasted chestnuts, hazelnuts, orchard fruit and dried quince. Compelling. Long and thoroughly convincing, this is a wonderful Peninsula chardonnay."
- Ned Goodwin MW (James Suckling)

96 points - "Chardonnay lovers know the variety can age gracefully (providing the stars have been aligned to produce an excellent one) yet I often wonder, why bother when it tastes this good right now? In the mix, citrus and white stone fruit, funky sulphides and mouth-watering acidity, leesy texture and just enough oak spice to add a bit more deliciousness." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points - "A fine chardonnay, medium-bodied and textural rather than tensile and reductive, as is often the regional style. Burgundian-like notes of nougat, roasted chestnuts, hazelnuts, orchard fruit and dried quince. Compelling. Long and thoroughly convincing, this is a wonderful Peninsula chardonnay. Drink now or hold. Screw cap." - Ned Goodwin MW (James Suckling)

The 2021 Vintage.
The 2021 vintage at Moorooduc Estate was blessed with a mild, gentle season with rain events throughout, resulting in excellent fruit set, very little vine stress and a paced ripening of fruit. The mild conditions highlighted the different microclimates in the Moorooduc vineyards, with vintage beginning at the normal time (around the 22nd February), but with little pressure on the winery, as different sites and varieties ripened slowly, extending harvest out to late March across our vineyards in the north of the peninsula. The result: a calm harvest, a composed winery team and bright, vivid wines with beautiful natural acidity, and fine phenolics, weaving structure tightly together.


Grapegrowing and Winemaking.
Richard McIntyre and Jeremy Magyar, with assistance from Peninsula Vinecare in our vineyards and Kate McIntyre MW in the winery


Vineyards: 100% McIntyre Vineyard


Vinification.
Hand harvesting
Whole bunch pressing
100% wild yeast fermentation in French oak barrels, 10% being new Natural malolactic fermentation (100%) in barrel
10 months in wood on lees with 1 racking prior to bottling
Light fining and filtration

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Mornington Peninsula
Australian State VIC
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
James Suckling
Critic Score 96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure Screw Cap

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