Cornelius Airds Chardonnay
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Cornelius range represents the pinnacle of Scotchmans Hill's winemaking, showcasing exceptional single-vineyard expressions from the cool-climate Bellarine Peninsula. The Airds Chardonnay is sourced from select low-yielding blocks, where the maritime influence of Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay moderates temperatures, allowing for a long, slow ripening period. This terroir, characterized by black volcanic soils over limestone, imparts a distinct flinty minerality to the wine. Crafted using traditional techniques, the fruit is gently pressed and fermented with wild yeasts in French oak barriques, followed by regular lees stirring to build a complex, textured palate that balances vibrant citrus and stone fruit flavors with elegant, integrated oak.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Scotchmans Hill blev grundlagt i 1982 af David og Catherine Browne og er en pioner på den kystnære Bellarine Peninsula i Victorias anerkendte Geelong-vinregion. Vingården råder over en rig, vulkansk basaltjordbund og nyder godt af et tørt, køligt mikroklima, der tempereres af de maritime briser fra Port Phillip Bay og Bass Strait. Under ledelse af den mangeårige chefvinmager Robin Brockett arbejder huset med minimal intervention og præcisionsdyrkning for at udtrykke det autentiske terroir. Scotchmans Hill er særligt berømt for sine elegante Pinot Noir-vine, komplekse Chardonnay, køligt prægede Shiraz samt den eksklusive Cornelius-enkeltmarksserie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13.0% - 13.5%