Polperro Chardonnay 2024 pwcnew lovely weight and some textural

lovely weight and some textural interest

But why wait

usually exotic aromas and flavors typical of this wine

First planted by Dick Woodward to Cabernet in 1969 and celebrated as the ‘A-Frame’ vineyard

Pol Roger's cellars extend over four miles of winding chalk passageways on two levels

Polperro Chardonnay 2024 pwcnew lovely weight and some texturalWinemaker Sam Coverdale is making a statement about Pinot Gris with this wine. He, like so many in Mornington Peninsula (i. e. Kathleen Quealy, Barney Flanders and the like), believes that Pinot Gris can be truly great from this region and transcend the pigeon hole of being nothing but a fruit driven, dry white. His Pinot Gris is made more like a Chardonnay than a classic aromatic variety. It's whole bunch pressed to barrel with oxygen encouraged.