Bannockburn Chardonnay Magnum 2024 (1500ml) amarone-della-valpocella Elevage: 4 months in old

Elevage: 4 months in old oak barrels

This is a very bright and elegant wine

with its Pinot Gris

Nose has very persistant red fruit notes

This is a top value example from this famous region

Bannockburn Chardonnay Magnum 2024 (1500ml) amarone-della-valpocella Elevage: 4 months in oldIt opens with a lifted 'solidsy' nose, before segueing into a deep, powerful, yet mineral palate with lots of nectarine and stone fruit and long lees aging complexity; heaps of 'solids' again but balanced by fruit. It's a 100% malo Chardonnay, but beautifully refreshing. Handpicked fruit from their four established Chardonnay vineyards. The grapes were whole bunch pressed, settled overnight, then wild fermented in 500L French oak puncheons and left on