Wines
Unwooded Chardonnay
the Australian benchmark for the style
Description
Chapel Hill’s Unwooded Chardonnay is produced from fruit grown in South Australia’s most acclaimed Chardonnay regions: McLaren Vale, Coonawarra and Adelaide Hills. These three regions exemplify Chardonnay’s invigorating flavour spectrum. They each contribute distinctive varietal flavours that mingle effortlessly to culminate in a wine of delicious texture and sublime depth of flavour.
Tasting Notes
Awards & Reviews for recent releases
2008 Chapel Hill, with its chapel (circa 1865), olive groves, orchard and vineyards is a delightful place to visit. And its wines are always among McLaren Vale’s best. Here is a finely textured, complex white with finesse. Citrus aromas are followed by a soft, creamy mouth-feel with flinty undertones. Has a lovely texture and clean, lingering after-taste. Jeff Collerson – Food – The Daily Telegraph, 2009
2005 Feb. 2006, Unwooded Chardonnay is a bit like a chip without salt or a sausage without sauce. It tastes as if something is missing – but not here. Ignore the grape variety and the lack of wood, this is a white in its own right suitable for those occasions when you'd drink Verdelho or Sauvignon Blanc. There's plenty of aroma and flavour, tempered and restrained by all encompassing acidity. — Greg Duncan Powell Sydney Morning Herald 'Uncorked' Magazine, 2006
Food Suggestion
Each of our wines has an accompanying recipe by Peter Hogg, Executive Chef of the Chapel Hill Winery Gourmet Retreat.
“Risotto of smoked salmon, pea, lemon & dill” - download the recipe - 58 kb