Chardonnay More Information

An award-winning blended 100% chardonnay wine with a depth of fruit and body
that takes Lyme Bay Chardonnay to the next level in winemaking quality.
WINEMAKING NOTES
A beautiful, long, hot summer in 2020 enabled grapes to fully ripen on the vine,
resulting in intensity of flavour and body. Our Chardonnay 2020 is a blend of
aromatic and non-aromatic chardonnay fruit sourced from a collection of
growers in Essex where the microclimate and soil allows the grapes to achieve
excellent ripeness, harvested between 8 – 20th October 2020. Fermented in a
mixture of stainless steel and oak at cool temperatures using selected Burgundy
yeast strains to enhance complexity, stone fruit, floral characters and minerality.
Post fermentation there was full malolactic fermentation and extended fine lees
ageing with some bâtonnage to accentuate the natural weight and ripe fruit.
TASTING
Light gold in colour
NOSE
A complex nose of creamy green & red apples, toast, peaches & a hint of mango
PALATE
Rounded with nice weight, ripe stone fruit characters combine with the subtle
creaminess of the oak creating layers of flavour and complexity. A crisp and
complex framework makes this wine an excellent match with food, and it also has
the structure to support extended ageing.
Recommended drinking window: 2022 – 2028
STYLE: Elegant, dry, lightly oaked chardonnay ABV: 13% Vol Acidity: 6.2g/L
pH: 3.37 RS: 4.2g/L Variants: 100% Chardonnay PDO/PGI: PDO
Vineyards: Martins Lane (Essex), Missing Gate Vineyard (Essex), Crouch Ridge
(Essex), Old Mill (Essex), Swan View (Essex)
Fermentation vessels: Stainless steel and French Oak (old and new)
AWARDS: GOLD- WineGB Awards 2021
At Lyme Bay, we produce the best wines made from the best fruit grown b