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2007 III Associates The Splinter Limited Release Chardonnay

          
Winemaker Brian Light
Vintage 2007
Variety

Chardonnay 100%

Region McLaren Vale 100%
Bottled September 2007
Oak 10% New French Oak
Alcohol 14%

Crops harvested during the 2006 vintage resulted in grapes of exceptional quality, possessing ripe stone-fruit flavours of peach and apricot beautifully highlighted with a hint of melon. Combined with restrained French Oak maturation, we III Associates are sure you will be impressed and delighted with this premium wine. This wine also displays distinctive characteristics, which are only obtained from fruit selected from particular individual vineyards. The Splinter Chardonnay has only a hint of oak, but a barrel full of flavour.

Tasting Notes September 2007
Colour Pale Straw
Nose Ripe Melon, peach and apricot
Palate The ripe melon fruit follows onto the palate which is quite intense with the French Oak adding a touch of complexity.
Potential This is a 'drink now' style wine

Why The Splinter?
We III Associates believe that we have one of the best Chardonnay wines from McLaren Vale. After all… we utilise the experience of one of the best winemakers, combine this with some of the best fruit, & only produce this wine in years of exceptional fruit quality. Consequently we did not release a 2006 vintage! By virtue of your sharing in our latest release you will find The Splinter Chardonnay has a hint of oak & a barrel full of flavour.

 
Our Wines

2007 Sabbatical Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007 The Splinter Limited Release Chardonnay

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2008 Memento Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Four Score Grenache

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2008 Squid Ink Shiraz 2006 Giant Squid Ink

Register Your Interest
McLaren Vale Premium Wines
130 Main Road
(PO Box 692)
McLaren Vale, SA, 5171
Tel: (08) 8323 7940
Fax: (08) 8323 7422
Freecall: 1800 501 513
  Email: winery@associates.com.au