Mountadam
Established in 1972 as one of Australia's pioneer Chardonnay producers, Mountadam was founded by the late David Wynn, without question one of the most significant contributors to the Australian wine industry and an important part of the Mountadam story.
In selecting the land for the Mountadam vineyard, Wynn was the first to recognise the potential of a cool, elevated site to produce wines of great elegance and structure, and chose an area high above the Eden Valley, which he named High Eden. At 570 metres above sea level, Mountadam is still to this day one of Australia's most elevated vineyards. As of 2005, the vineyard has been owned by South Australian businessman David Brown, who has made significant investment in vineyard improvement and expansion.
Mountadam Five-Fifty Chardonnay 2022
Tasting Notes
The parcels of Chardonnay were harvested in a three week period starting early March 2017. The fruit was harvested at night into small picking bins and gently pressed using a bag press. In order to increase complexity a parcel of the wine was barrel fermented and returned to tank after fermentation. Post fermentation the wine was lees stirred in tank for 10 weeks, prior to stabilisation and blending.
Palate
On release the wine is bright and fruity. It has lifted ripe honey dew melon characters, underlying peach and hints of lemon. The wine has lashings of stone fruit and citrus on the palate. It has a round mid-palate and a bright citrus like finish.
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