Terrazas de los Andes Reserva Chardonnay (75cl, 14.1%)

A 100% Chardonnay from Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, bottled at 13.5-14.1% ABV in a 750ml bottle. The fruit comes from the Gualtallary and El Peral sub-regions, with vineyards between 600 and 1,500 metres above sea level. Fermentation begins in stainless steel tanks before transfer to oak barrels, with partial malolactic fermentation and about eight months on lees in oak. The nose shows yellow peach, pear, grapefruit, candied citrus peel, white honey, nuttiness and cedar. The palate has pear, lime, peach, grapefruit, oak-derived creaminess, roasted nut and apple tart, with a long finish of brioche, chamomile and citrus.