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Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 750ml
Description
Complex aromatics. Baking spices and almond/croissant notes, with a struck match character - signature for Yattarna. Citrus forefront, pink grapefruit and lemon curd. Texturally fine, with hints of hazelnuts, cashews and pistachio. Braced by beautiful acidity.
Tasting Notes:
Color: Pale straw with green hues
Nose: A complex synthesis of aromatics that take some time to fully unfurl, allow time and use a glass of generous proportions.
The first impression is a trip to a Parisian fromagerie... very ripe Brie de Meaux with lavosh and cumquat jam. There is a hint of baking spice, no doubt derived from the high-quality French oak maturation. Freshly baked almond croissant notes set the mouthwatering.
A barrel ferment struck match note is very much evident, practically a signature for Yattarna of the modern era. There is a minerality
reminiscent of razorfish or mussel shells, a suggestion of salinity that is very enticing.
Palate: What the aromatics promise, the palate delivers. There is a level of complexity evident that places this vintage of Yattarna among
the finest ever made. Citrus to the fore, with pink grapefruit leading the charge, ably backed up by lemon curd. Textually very fine indeed, with a crème brûlée like richness/flavour holding court. There are flavours of just-roasted hazelnuts and salted cashews. Fresh nougat makes a cameo appearance, embedded with pistachio nuts and wrapped in glutinous rice paper. Black sesame paste baked in a Japanese milk bun. The finish is very long, the core of fruit goes on and on, braced by beautifully composed acidity.
Alcohol: 12.5%
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