Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Nest Egg Chardonnay 2019
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On the nose, the wine displays complex and intense characteristics of white peach and grapefruit, with subtle notes of apricot, cashew and flint. On the palate, the wine's intense flavor is complemented by a delicate mouthfeel, textural oak, balanced by a natural acidity.
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Judicious influence of new French oak binds the fleshy stonefruit and grapefruit palate together but the structure seems stern and it is a bit hot on the finish. Needs cellaring to soften.
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Bird in Hand is a family-owned winery founded in 1997 by Andrew and Susie Nugent. Originally a dairy farm in Woodside, in the then emerging Adelaide Hills wine region of South Australia, Bird in Hand champions social inclusion and advocacy through artisan wine.
The Bird in Hand foundation was created in 2014 to support the community and disadvantaged, advocating gender and indigenous equality.
Bird in Hand vineyards include 23 hectares under vine in Woodside and planting has begun at recently acquired vineyards in Seymour, Tasmania and Finnis, South Australia.
Bird in Hand maintains a high standard of environmental practices across all aspects of their business. Sustainability is woven into the core of Bird in Hand’s identity.
Proudly situated on Peramangk, Paredarerme & Ngarrindjeri Land.
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.
A narrow band of hills and valleys east of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills region is a diverse landscape featuring a variety of microclimates. In general it is moderate with high-altitude areas cooler and wetter compared to its warmer, lower areas.
Piccadilly Valley, the part of Adelaide Hills closest to the city, was first staked out by a grower named Brian Croser, in the 1970s for a cool spot to grow Chardonnay, then uncommon in Australia. Today a good amount of the Chardonnay goes to winemakers outside of the region.
Producers here experiment with other cool-climate loving aromatic varieties like Pinot Gris, Viognier and Riesling. Charming sparkling wine is also possible. On its north side, lower, west-facing slopes make full-bodied Shiraz.