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Pulenta Estate VIII Chardonnay 2024
Original price was: £17.95.£15.95Current price is: £15.95. incl. VAT
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Pale gold. Lifted aromas of yellow apple, ripe pear and white peach over toasted hazelnut, vanilla and a buttery, briny edge from the lees. Medium-bodied with crisp Andean acidity, a creamy mid-palate and a long, mineral, gently smoky finish. Drinks beautifully with grilled fish, roast chicken, mushroom risotto, lobster, or aged hard cheeses.
2024 Vintage — Alto Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina
Bodega Pulenta Estate is the family project of the Pulenta brothers (Eduardo and Hugo) in Mendoza’s Alto Agrelo, working entirely from estate vineyards planted on alluvial soils at 980m above sea level. Their flagship varietal series is numbered (I through XXI) — VIII is the Chardonnay. Fruit is hand-harvested in cool morning hours, gently pressed and barrel-fermented in French oak (a portion new), then aged on the fine lees with regular bâtonnage for around 8 months. A modern Mendoza Chardonnay with serious texture but bright Andean freshness.
