Spring Seed Wine Co. Chardonnay 2010
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Our Four O'clock Chardonnay shows a nose of stone fruit, including nectarine and white peach, citrus, lime and pink grapefruit. The flavors from the nose follow right through to the palate. The Spring Seed Chardonnay has a subtly textured mid palate and a wonderful crisp length.
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Battle of Bosworth and Spring Seed Wine Co is owned and managed by Joch Bosworth and his partner, Louise Hemsley-Smith. Joch’s parents planted the vineyard in the early 1970’s. Son Joch took over the management in 1995 and was responsible for converting the vineyards to Organic. All vineyards are Australian Certified Organic for both brands.
Louise and Joch established the brands Battle of Bosworth and Spring Seed Wine Co in 2001. All wine for both brands is estate grown and Organic. Joch is the viticulturist and winemaker while Louise manages Sales and Marketing. Joch’s winemaking philosophy is a constant spirit of experimentation in the vineyard and winery, along with traditional vinification and natural minimal processing, combined with organic and sustainable viticulture allowing them to capture the purity, integrity, texture and flavour of the vineyard in their wines.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Known for opulent red wines with intense power and concentration, McLaren Vale is home to perhaps the most “classic” style of Australian Shiraz. Vinified on its own or in Rhône Blends, these hot-climate wines are deeply colored and high in extract with signature hints of dark chocolate and licorice. Cabernet Sauvignon is also produced in a similar style.
Whites, often made from Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tend to be opulent and full of tropical, stone and citrus fruit.