Cap Maritime Chardonnay 2018 Chateau Ausone but the intensity is softened

but the intensity is softened by the terroir elements coming through from the well-balanced delicacy and grace that has become synonymous with Stags’ Leap estate wines

The contents are rich and almost overdone with spice

Released Winter 2018 Distilled :1999 Bottled 06/12/18 One of 627 bottles yielded from a Refill Butt

a lot of densely meshed tannin

cassis and small notes of cornflower associated with touches of strawberry

Cap Maritime Chardonnay 2018 Chateau Ausone but the intensity is softenedThis starts off surprisingly light in intensity on the nose, with faint hints of freshly dried straw, fresh apple slices and a touch of orange rind. The palate starts off with more of the same and is light upon entry, but then unveils a rounder midpalate and a creamy mouthfeel around flavours of creamed pear and baked apple that carry through to the close. Lauren Buzzeo