Adelaide Hills
ADELAIDE HILLS
South Australia
GRAPE VARIETY
Chardonnay 100%
TASTING NOTES
The Adelaide Hills wine region is unlike any other in South Australia in that it produces high quality cool climate wines due to its location in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The cool climate and high altitude of the Adelaide Hills give the wines unique characteristics compared to others produced in the state. Adelaide Hills is famous for producing mineral and perfumed Chardonnays that are fresh and straight but with the acid structure needed to evolve well over time. These bright, elegant white wines rival the best, thanks to their intensity and complexity of fruit. The hand-picked grapes at full ripeness are destemmed, pressed and transferred for 30 days of low-temperature fermentation in French oak barrels to develop their characteristic golden colour and sweet aromas from the wood, before maturing in barrel for 8 months. Pale golden straw colour to the eye. Fresh nose with aromas of lemon sorbet, white peach and melon with classic flint and a hint of reduction. In the mouth, finely structured, elegant and delicate with notes of brioche and cream, marked by a natural, clean acidity. Well balanced and complex.
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The Hesketh family, with a winemaking tradition stretching back three generations, is distinguished by its aversion to common industry conventions. This approach has led family members to operate in various wine regions of the world, such as Burgundy, Languedoc, California, Australia and New Zealand. In 2006, Jonathon and Trish Hesketh returned to their home in South Australia to establish Hesketh Wines, with the aim of producing wines that evoke family history and tradition. Thanks to their international experience, Hesketh wines are now known to faithfully represent territorial distinctiveness, the pure expression of grape varieties and elegance of flavour. Through the exclusive use of grapes from its own vineyards, Hesketh Wines creates refined wines that reflect the distinctive style and winemaking ethos of the Hesketh family.
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