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Capel Vale Regional Series Chardonnay 2009

Vintage

2009

Peak years to drink

2011 - 2014

Jeremy's score

86 / 100

Seal type

Screw top

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Category:
Capel Vale Regional Series Chardonnay
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $20-$29
Vintage: 2013
Alc %: 13.5
$ Rel: 25
Last Date Tasted: 14/6/2015
Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2013
8215.0

2015-2018

2012
8615.7

2013-2014+

2011
9217.7

2013-2016+

2010
8916.7

2012-2015

2009
8615.9

2011-2014

Winery

Capel Vale
Capel Vale sources its best fruit from Margaret River, Mount Barker and Pemberton. I remain a great enthusiast of what I have long considered to be Capel Vale's leading wine Đ the Whispering Hill Riesling Đ a typically tight, lean and chalky wine that fills out slowly, but remains bracingly fresh and deeply aromatic. It hits another high point with the 2013 vintage. The company's reds are strongly influenced by what appears to be an unusual choice of oak that across the range contributes awkward levels of mocha, chocolate and pine needle-like influences to the wines. I'm of the opinion that if this issue were to be addressed, the reds would improve significantly.
Chief Executive(s):
Simon Pratten
Winemaker:
Daniel Hetherington
Viticulturist:
Production Dozen:
50,000
Tonnes Processed:
450
Address:
118 Mallokup Road , Capel , Western Australia 6271 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am-4pm
Principal Wine Region:
Geographe, Margaret River, Pemberton, Mount Barker
Telephone:
(08) 9727 1986
Facsimile:
(08) 9701 9297
Website:
Email: