Idlewild Wild Yeast Chardonnay 2001
With Paul Ippolito
This new emerging label belongs to Matthew and Tina Ryan
of Broke Estate fame from the Hunter Valley in NSW. They have
ventured for the first time into their own unique label with
limited production of around 120 dozen of this wine.
This is a handmade wine in every sense of the word with hands-on
treatment by winemaker Matthew Ryan from planting to packaging.
The unique character of the wines are strived for and delivered.
Idlewild wines have been crafted from small batches of outstanding
fruit, and accompanied by winemaking that capitalises upon
the diversity of each vintage rather than focusing on creating
a consistent legacy.
Magnificent sexy first class presentation in all dimensions
from the actual bottle to the contents of it. Professionalism,
excellence and elegancy in all aspects here from the Ryans.
The Chardonnay is not bad either. Actually it is quite sensational.
The time overseas spent by the Ryans is obviously reflected
in the end product. This is Hunter-meets-Burgundy in style
and structure.
You get a beautiful gorgeous mid yellow coloured wine that
emanates alluring wild fruit yeast driven upfront aromatics
of vibrant, majestic peach coupled with tropical fruit such
as ripe honey dew melon.
It is a typical varietal intoxicatingly ripe Chardonnay on
the nose, albeit with wild yeasty characters, but it is delivered
with a subtlety and not in the over the top traditional Hunter
style. The ripe nature of the fruit is very well supported
by a good level of fruit acidity as well.
Ample bodied but not blustery in any sense of the word, there
are also beautiful, soft, lightly creamy and buttery characters
on the palate with superb oak integration in sync with the
wild yeast fruit. Eminently drinkable.
A unique yet superb Chardonnay priced at around $40.
Go to WildBrokeWines.com.au
General features of Chardonnay:
The taste/aroma is grapefruit, lemon, lime, with maybe a hint
of apricot.
Cellaring? If you wish. But, really, buy something that is
two years old and there is no time like the present!
Just as it dominates the planet, Chardonnay covers practically
the whole food range. Everything from chicken and grilled
meats to exotic creamy seafood.
Paul can be contacted by email at Paul_Ippolito@hotmail.com
where you can also request to be placed on his mailing list
for his wine newsletter.
About Paul Ippolito.
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