Kershaw, Clonal Selection Chardonnay other_regions_australia Dense but with no excess

Dense but with no excess fat

Dark blackish purple

The nose is intense with creaminess and dried corn husk and a slight echo of smoke

with notes of violets

Kershaw, Clonal Selection Chardonnay other_regions_australia Dense but with no excessThe 2016 Elgin Clonal Selection Chardonnay was picked in the morning, gently whole bunch pressed and aged in 40% new French oak for 10 months. This is the most reticent of Kershaws Chardonnays at the moment, holding everything back and demanding more coaxing from the glass. There is a real stony quality to the aromatics here. The palate is medium bodied with a subtle honeyed note on the entry, a little more rondeur than the CY 95, and a little more