Peel Estate Chardonnay 2020

Peel Estate is one of Western Australia's most prestigious premium wineries and the first in the now growing Peel Wine Region.

 

Established in 1973 by Will Nairn who continues to delight wine lovers with his remarkable range of red and white wines produced on coastal limestone country in Karnup which is about 70km South of Perth, Western Australia.

 

The Peel Region
The spread of the region from coastal to inland means that the temperature range and soil type is quite different between each area. Wandering on average is the coldest place in the southern wine regions of Western Australia. Although on summer days the temperature often exceeds that of the Peel coastal area and Dwellingup area, the night and winter temperatures are considerably lower. Wandering also has the least amount of rainfall on average compared to the rest of the region with an annual average of 614.5ml* and Dwellingup has the highest average annual rainfall at 1249.1ml*. Soils range from limestone sands to granite clays.

 

Chardonnay
There’s classic South-West chardonnay characters on the nose: grapefruit tartness with a hint of ripe nectarine. The oak is sitting nicely behind the fruit aromas, suggesting a delicate style.

 

The palate confirms the bouquet, showing a structure that is quite lean and tight and showing plenty of youth. The grapefruit/stonefruit mix dominates the early flavours, but as the palate proceeds there is a gentle intrusion of oak, setting up a slightly grippy tannin finish with some nice charred oak flavours. This wine is already showing some nice integration of fruit and oak, but it needs a few years to show its best.