2019 HOOSEGG Everything is Going According to Plan

 Variety:  100% Chardonnay

Region of Origin: Orange NSW

Tasting Notes

 "Excellent light bright colours, green straw. Very lifted bright fruit showing complexities, but fruit dominated. Vibrant bright fruit, great length, clean acid finish, excellent drinking but will age for some time." Philip Shaw

 Struck match and cracked blue stones. Wild jasmine, lemonade fruit, white peach and sunflower seed. Coconut nougat, ginger snaps and creamed butter. Oak is plentiful and glossy, nicely weighted mlf and migration across the palate. Quite seamless in nature." 95points Shanteh Wale - Halliday Wine Companion

 "Light-mid, bright yellow hue; fresh nectarine and butterscotch aromas laced with subtle cashew and coconut; palate is light and fresh, bright and dry with a clean finish and moderate complexity. Hints of roasted hazelnuts; palate nicely balanced and soft textured. A quality chardonnay that seems to be ageing slowly." 95/100 Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Wine Making

 The winemaker is the iconic Phillip Shaw, ranked amongst the world’s top 100 winemakers. Philip uses parcels of select fruit from the Koomooloo Vineyard which he established 30 years ago, along with state-of-the-art winemaking equipment, the best new oak - and all the lessons learned making wine over the past 60 years to produce his lauded small batch range. The fruit was picked from Block 11 at Koomooloo which has a southerly aspect. The vines were leaf plucked and secondary shoots removed to allow free air drainage and allow dappled sunlight and at veraison bunch thinning aiming to achieve a crop of about 5 tonnes. The grapes were handpicked, chilled, and pressed the next day. Fermentation with native yeast. Barrels: 1-or 2-year-old French oak from a range of coopers-aged for 12 months in barrel.

The Vineyards

 The vineyards are located at Koomooloo in the NSW Central Tablelands near Orange.  Orange is different from other wine regions because of its elevation ranging from 600m, with the highest vineyards sitting at 1,100m on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range and Mt Canobolas, an extinct volcano. Orange is Australia’s highest vineyard area, providing a climate that’s typified by summers with warm days, cool nights, and cold winters. The mean January Temperature (MJT) is a relatively cool 21.9 degrees, making it a great place to grow grapes.