2024 Max's Chardonnay

Name: 2024 Max's Chardonnay
Brand: PEW
SKU: 8105507
Price: 25.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$25

/ 750 mL

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This wine is imported from Australia. State import laws allow us to ship this wine to the following states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MA, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OR, SC, TN, WV, and WI.

Wine analysis

Volume: 750 mL
pH: 3.27
Acidity: 6.9 g/L
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Vineyard Region:
- Adelaide Hills
- Tasmania
- Margaret River
Maturation: Seven months in French oak barriques (5% new).
Peak Drinking: Now - 2029

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Overview

Max's Chardonnay is a superb expression of cool climate Chardonnay. Crisp and complex: green apple, citrus and stone fruit flavours with creamy, crème brulee-like French oak and toast on the finish.

2024 Max's Chardonnay

$25

2024 Max's Chardonnay

Taste Description

The palate is complete and complex, quite textural due to regular yeast lees battonage. Flavours of nougat, white stone fruits are to the fore, with background hints of white grapefruit citrus. The acidity is refined, with a tight mineral edge balancing a lovely phenolic grip. Luxuriously long and impressively composed.

PALATE

NOSE

All varietal boxes ticked off. First apparent, scents of fresh cream, salted cashew nuts, white peach and nectarine. Further inspection reveals a suggestion of freshly baked baguette, pistachio-nougat, and white citrus blossom. Oak lurking, alluring but unobtrusive.

Colour

Light straw with subtle green rim.

VINTAGE CONDITIONS

The 2024 Adelaide Hills growing season was helped by plentiful winter rainfall. Spring was relatively dry and mild providing optimal conditions for budburst. A series of cold, wet and windy fronts arrived just as the vines were flowering, frustrating growers and causing significant crop loss. From there on, summer was mild with no heatwaves of any significance. The crop ripened slowly, helped along by some short bursts of late summer heat, and was harvested in Autumn. The quality of the harvest was outstanding, despite the small yield.

Penfolds Max's

Our Max’s tier was introduced in 2016 and pays tribute to our first Chief Winemaker Max Schubert, who dared to revolutionise Australian winemaking. Each wine is polished and charming in character, expressing varietal cues, alluring fruit and structure. They are contemporary and vibrant upon release. They are immediately accessible but not without the assurance of more to come.