{"product_id":"abbotts-delaunay-domaine-de-la-metairie-d-alon-chardonnay-2018","title":"Abbotts \u0026 Delaunay 'Domaine De La Metairie D’Alon' Chardonnay 2018","description":"Pale gold in colour with green highlights. Lifted nose boasting a great deal of complexity: white peach, ripe lemon followed by notes of baked citrus dessert and subtle florals. Integrated oak is in support of a well balanced, fresh wine with brightness, vivacity and remarkable length.\r\n\r\nWinemaking: The whole bunches of grapes were fed into a small 20-hl pneumatic press via a conveyor belt. No sulphur was added. The “tailles” and “queues” (first and final pressings) were discarded. Static settling lasted 24 hours, after which, a portion of the wine underwent fermentation in oak (500-litre demi-muids for more subtle oak nuances in addition to 2 to 5-year-old barrels) without any added sulphur, with the remainder of the wine fermented in stainless steel was maintained at monitored temperatures. \r\n\r\nAgeing: 75% of the cuvée was aged for 8 months on the lees in the barrels the wine was fermented in and stirred once or twice. The remaining 25% was aged at low temperatures in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation was carried out on only 20% of the cuvée. Bottled early in May.","brand":"Abbotts and Delaunay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601889304662,"sku":"ADCH201810 UCAU","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3968\/6486\/files\/Abbotts_Delaunay_Domaine_De_La_Metairie_D_Alon_Chardonnay_2018_001.png?v=1779291453","url":"https:\/\/unitedcellars.com.au\/products\/abbotts-delaunay-domaine-de-la-metairie-d-alon-chardonnay-2018","provider":"United Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}