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2017 Beltana Blanc de Blancs

Ageing for six years on lees after the secondary bottle fermentation has resulted in added complex characters of toasted nut, sweet pastry and candied lemon. The palate is long, with a crisp, mouth-watering finish. A persistent fine bead and zesty sherbet acidity gives extra lift to these delicious aromas and flavours. (TIP.. allow the wine to develop in the glass and savour each drop!)

toasted nut· sweet pastry · lemon · crisp moorish finish

WINEMAKER	Kate Laurie
RELEASE DATE	November 2023
VINTAGE	2017
ALCOHOL	12.5%
VARIETAL COMPOSITION	Chardonnay
OAK	0%
MINIMUM TIME ON LEES	Six years
REGION	Adelaide Hills
DOSAGE	6g/L

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Vintage

2017

Varietal

Chardonnay

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Tasting Notes

Beltana is produced using 100% Chardonnay grapes selected from the cool, high altitude slopes in the Adelaide Hills. The finest parcels with the greatest ageing potential are selected to make the Beltana, which is one of our ‘Small Batch Series’ wines. Ageing for six years on lees after the secondary bottle fermentation has resulted in added complex characters of toasted nut, sweet pastry and lemon. The palate is long, with a crisp, mouth-watering finish. A persistent fine bead and zesty sherbet gives extra lift to these delicious aromas and flavours. (TIP.. allow the wine to develop in the glass and savour each drop!)

Vineyard Notes

A cool wet spring followed by a long and dry Indian summer meant a late start to vintage. The result was delicate, pure and elegant chardonnay with exceptional ageing potential. Two sites stood out in particular in 2017, one in Piccadilly and the other being our family planted site on Deviation Road. This vineyard site is moderate to steeply undulating and the soils are predominantly shallow topsoils over weathered stone and ironstone. The Piccadilly site has deeper topsoil but higher altitude and sits in the clouds until mid morning many days in summer. Both sites are harvested by hand.

Winemaker Notes

The juice for this wine was fermented in 100% stainless steel to preserve freshness and fruit purity, and underwent full malolactic ferment to soften the high acid level from the cooler season. The Beltana is a snapshot of what Chardonnay delivers from great sites in the Adelaide Hills from vintage to vintage.

Food Pairing Notes

Oysters, seared scallops

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