Wakefield Eighty Acres Chardonnay / Viognier

Wine information: Wakefield Wines are located in the heart of the Clare Valley and was founded by wine merchant Bill Taylor Senior in 1969 with the purchase of 178 hectares of vineyards near the Wakefield River in Auburn. Wakefield Wines are still known under their original name of Taylor's Wines in Australia. Bill Taylor carefully chose the site for its red brown loam over limestone soils ( this is known as "terra rossa") and cool climate of the Clare valley. The same year, 1969, the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines were planted. Today Wakefield Estate is one of the most highly esteemed cool climate producers in Australia. It is also unique in the fact that all of the grapes are sourced from 400 hectares of family-owned vineyards in the winery which makes it one of the largest single estate plantings in Australia. Eighty Acres is the newest range of wines from Wakefield which are refreshingly down to earth. In 1969 Bill Taylor first got his hands dirty planting vines on the traditional 80 acre blocks that make up the Taylor family vineyard. He named the first block “Eighty Acres” – he was pretty down to earth himself, and this range of wines was created to celebrate that heritage. The Eighty Acres range is now proudly 100% Carbon Neutral!

Tasting Notes: Wakefield Eighty Acres Chardonnay / Viognier is bright straw with green hues. The wine shows obvious Clare Valley Chardonnay aromas of pineapple, peach, melon and citrus. These aromas are in harmony with the lifted Viognier aromas of apricot and spice. The wine has a round, luscious mouth filling alate. It has a myriad of fruit characters throughout the palate including citrus, melon, pineapple and apricot. There is also subtle cinnamon and nutmeg spice characters to the flavour. The wine is medium to full-bodied with soft tannins and a rich, almost creamy finish.

Food & Wine match: Try it with a chicken and roast pumpkin risotto.

 
     

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