Matchbook Chardonnay (75cl, 13.9%)

Matchbook Chardonnay is a barrel-fermented California Chardonnay from Dunnigan Hills, bottled at 13.9% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The blend is 97% Chardonnay and 3% Verdejo. Matchbook Wine Company operates from its estate in Zamora, California. The Chardonnay is fermented 75% in barrel and 25% in stainless steel, using French, American and European oak with 22% new wood. Sixty percent of the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation. The nose opens with ripe tropical fruit, golden apple and white peach, with toasty oak, vanilla cream and a Brazil-nut quality. The palate is rich and rounded, with casaba melon, lemon curd, butterscotch, ginger and mild marzipan. The finish lingers with toasty oak, citrus zest and gentle honey sweetness.