Saint Clair James Sinclair Chardonnay 2023

Tasting Notes Colour:

Pale straw Aroma:

Fragrant dried fig notes combined with caramel and a hint of spice. Palate:

Intense, opulent and complex with an elegant structure and refined finish. The palate displays flavours of crème caramel and fresh dates layered with toasty oak. Ageing potential:

Drinking beautifully now, this wine will continue to evolve and gain complexity over at least the next five years. Winemaking and Viticulture Winemakers:

Stewart Maclennan Winemaking and Viticulture:

Crafted using carefully selected Chardonnay grapes, predominantly from low yielding vineyards in Marlborough’s Wairau Valley. The grapes were pressed and the juice only briefly settled so that the fermentation contained some grape solids, adding complexity and texture in the resulting wine. The juice was inoculated with a selected yeast strain, then transferred to a mixture of seasoned American and French oak barriques for fermentation and ageing. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and was left on lees for three months with regular stirring, prior to ageing for a total of nine months. Barrels were hand selected for this blend, the wine removed from oak, filtered and bottled, with no fining or adjustments. Wine Analysis Wine Analysis:

Alcohol: 13.0 % v/v

Titratable Acidity: 6.0g/L

Residual Sugar: 1.11 g/L

pH: 3.44 Food Match Our Food Match Recommendation:

A perfect accompaniment for crispy-skinned tender baked chicken drumsticks.

Vegan friendly Tasting Notes PDF to open the 2023 tasting notes as a PDF. Previous Vintages Tasting Notes

2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 Awards & Accolades

90 Points, Silver - New World Wine Awards

93 Points, 5 Stars - Wine Orbit

4 Stars - Cuisine Magazine Issue No 225