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2018 Sirius Chardonnay
$80.00
“..great energy and drive..”
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Premium quality Chardonnay;
“Expressing precision and complexity at the same time.. magnificently styled chardonnay..” Wine Orbit
Our aim is to create the perfect expression of Tumbarumba Chardonnay. The vineyards original owners sold all of their fruit to other wineries, with Block 20 going to Penfolds Yattarna. Today all the fruit from Block 20 is reserved for Coppabella’s flagship wine; Sirius.
- Vintage: 2018
- Variety: Chardonnay
- Region: Tumbarumba
- Country: Australia
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- Bottle Size: 750ml
- Case Size: 6
Awards
Vintage 2018
- 95pts – Wine Orbit
- 94pts – Wine Matrix
Vintage 2017
- 95pts – Halliday Wine Companion
- 95pts – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
- 95pts – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix
- 5 Star Rating – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
- TROPHY – Tumbarumba Wine Show 2018
- Gold Medal – Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2018
- Gold Medal – NSW Small Winemakers Show 2018
- Gold Medal – Riverina Wine Show 2018
- Gold Medal – Cowra Wine Show 2018
- Gold Medal – Tumbarumba Wine Show 2018
Vintage 2016
- 95 points Halliday Wine Companion
- Gold Medal – Wine Showcase Magazine
Vintage 2014
- 96 points Halliday Wine Companion
- Australian Wine Vintages – Awarded 5 Gold Stars
- Gold Medal – Cairns Wine Awards 2015
Vintage 2013
- 95 points Halliday Wine Companion
- Gold Medal –Winewise Small Vignerons 2015
- Gold Medal – Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2015
- Gold Medal – Melbourne International Wine Comp 2015
Technical & Tasting Notes
VITICULTURE
Single Block; T20 planted in 1993 at 650m elevation within the Coppabella Single Vineyard. Original V1 Chardonnay clone.
WINE MAKING
Chilled, whole bunch grapes pressed to French Oak (30% new) for fermentation, followed by 11 months maturation. Solids are kept with the free run juice for added complexity.
TASTING NOTES
An intense savoury nose of green apple and cashew notes entwined with oak. The palate is tightly wound around a core of high natural acid. A decant will reveal rich, unctuous citrus fruits and fresh cut pineapple amidst nutty complexity. This wine is refined yet generous; texturally opulent.
Reviews
Vintage 2018
“..elegant and beautifully poised.. white flesh nectarine, lemon pith, apple and vanillin oak characters with a touch of flinty complexity.. concentrated and persistent with excellent depth and presence.. impressively long, expansive finish. Superbly structured for a graceful development. At it best: 2021 to 2028” Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
“..Powerful citrus fruits, balanced by soft vanillin oak and citrus acid all in perfect harmony. Layers of fruit fill the mouth adding to the overall mouthfeel, clean and crisp with great length on the finish. This is a great example of quality cool climate Chardonnay..” Stephen Read, Wine Matrix
Vintage 2017
“..It has great energy and drive, with pure grapefruit/white peach fruit flavours and a whisper of French oak..” Halliday Wine Companion
“Expressing precision and complexity at the same time, this magnificently styled chardonnay shows ripe stone fruit, nougat, cedar and vanilla characters on the nose with nuances of brioche and flint. The palate exhibits excellent concentration and wonderful weight, superbly complemented by depth of flavour and creamy mouthfeel, leading to an impressively long engaging finish.” Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
“Wow! The aromas just get you in, with complex sweet vanilla, along with toasty oak, citrus and melon. This leads to an incredibly complex layered palate. Well-structured with a fantastic balance of fruit and acid multi- layered mouth feel and a long but dry Finish. Enjoy now but with careful cellaring yours to enjoy for 7 + years.” Stephen Read, Wine Matrix
“…as pristine and clean as the air amongst which the vines precariously grow: citrus and hints of stonefruit… It’s tight, focussed, a wire-taught line of acidity; grapefruit, hints of melon and just there nougat oak. Possesses almost a fragility, a barely there existence – yet it keeps going, perpetually flowing in its manner. Indeed a fine wine, of precision and complexity.” Vinsomniac, Stuart Robinson
“…brassy-tinted light gold, custard apple and almond-scented and with ripe apricot front-palate flavour. Fig, lemon curd, spice and coconutty oak meld on the middle palate and the finish has gunmetal acid.” John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
Vintage 2016
“Intense cool climate style, grape pith, zest and juice dominating.. The oak an important contributor to a good wine” James Halliday
Vintage 2014
“.. constantly oscillates between stone fruit, citrus and oak, the palate a mirror image of all that. The taste memory lingers for a seeming eternity.” James Halliday
Vintage 2013
“..it glistens and gleams its way through to a very long finish…” – James Halliday
