Petit Hillier Blanc 2020, Chardonnay

Petit Hillier Blanc

• 100% Estate Grown Chardonnay, vineyard planted by André Gagné in 2018
• Hand-harvested fruit, 15kg totes, late September 2020
• Whole cluster pressed in a water pressure basket press
• Spontaneous fermentation with a pied de cuve
• Alcoholic fermentation in steel
• 75% transferred to barrel for spontaneous Malo-lactic fermentation & elevage; new barrels
• Unfiltered & unfined
• Lightly sulphured after malo & at bottling
• Bottled in February of 2020

Tasting Notes (credit: Rick VanSickle)

• I found it to have a sweet savoury profile on the nose and added flinty/saline notes before the quince, lemon biscuit and pear kick in, followed by subtle oak spices. It’s a fine, chiseled Chardonnay on the palate with an interesting profile of apple, pear, zesty citrus, touch of reduction and flinty minerality, mouth-watering acidity and vibrancy through a lifted finish. This wine intrigues me and I want more.

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