2008 Mountadam Barossa Chardonnay

By Jono • August 19, 2008

Here is another new release from Mountadam. The 2008 Mountadam Barossa Chardonnay has only just been bottled, and again we’ve been lucky enough to get our hands on some before the masses.

Alcohol: 14%

Blokes Notes: Lovely melon and fig on the nose with a slight hint of goosberry. Also quite a bit of spice underneath and clove like characters. On the palate it’s quite generous but still a bit tight. Fresh and zesty lemon / lime flavours, held together with great acid balance. Curiously, this is actually an unoaked Chardonnay, as mentioned on the back label, but not mentioned on the front.

Overall a really nice drinking style, that is refreshing and zesty.

You can get your hands on some by visiting the website: www.mountadam.com.au

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Jono

Jono has been involved in the wine industry since he was quite young. His parents had a small vineyard and winery in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, and spent plenty of school holidays working in the vineyard and winery. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology) from the University of Adelaide (formely the Roseworthy Agricultural College). He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from Monash University. His wine industry experience include working as a winemaker for Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills under the legendary Brian Croser. He was then sent to Smithbrook in the Pemberton region of Western Australia, then owned by Petaluma. He spent 6 years at Smithbrook managing the vineyard and winery, and during that time also completed a vintage at Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. The two years leading into 2008, he traveled the world with his partner sampling the worlds best wines, and also fulfilling his other passion of equestrian competition.