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Shaw & Smith - M3 - Chardonnay
Vintage
2022
Size
75 cl
Price
€40.80 ex. VAT
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Tasting notes
It's a creamy, reductive, oak-driven style that's currently showing notes of struck match and butterscotch amidst ripe lime and melon fruit. Acidity feels a bit forced on the lemon pithy palate. There's welcome citrusy freshness, but a finish that highlights the vanillin oak.
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Provenance
- Type
- White
- Producer
- Shaw + Smith
- Country
- Australia
- Appellation
- Adelaide Hills
- Region
- South Australia
Technical
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Size
- 75cl
- Ageing
- Serving
- 10° - 12° C
- Drinking window
Food pairings
Key characteristics
About this wine
Shaw & Smith - M3 - Chardonnay is a premium white wine produced by the renowned Australian winery, Shaw & Smith. Founded in 1989 by Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith, the winery is located in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The M3 Chardonnay is a single vineyard wine made from grapes grown in the cool climate of the Adelaide Hills. The wine is fermented in French oak barrels and aged for nine months before bottling.
The M3 Chardonnay has a bright golden colour with aromas of citrus, stone fruit and a hint of oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and creamy with flavours of ripe peach, lemon zest and a hint of spice. The wine has a long, lingering finish with a touch of minerality.
Shaw & Smith's M3 Chardonnay is a classic example of Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. It is a well-balanced wine with a great structure and complexity. It is an excellent accompaniment to seafood dishes, poultry and creamy pasta dishes. Enjoy a glass of this premium white wine and experience the unique flavours of the Adelaide Hills.
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Behind the bottle
Region
South Australia
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Appellation
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Hills is a cool-climate wine region located in South Australia, situated in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide. The region was formally established as a wine appellation in 1981 and has since developed a reputation…
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