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This white blend is made up of three grape varieties; Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Viognier. All the grapes are handpicked. Predominantly Chenin Blanc, this wine has great structure and a nice medium body, the chardonnay is fermented with natural yeast adding flavours of dried peaches, apricots and ripe citrus. The Viognier helps to add a bit of spice and complexity to the finish. Overall this wine is a wonderful food wine.
Served with Focaccia at April 2016 event
Rob Dolan 2012 True Colours Chardonnay Yarra Valley, Australia
Rob Dolan is a towering, ex-Aussie rules football player and somewhat god-like in his home city of Adelaide, South Australia. However, it’s in the Yarra Valley, Victoria where he has been making his name for the past 20 years as a winemaker. In 2011 he acquired the Yarra Burn Winery, which was a state of the art winery. In 2012 he released the first wines under his ownership, simply known as” Rob Dolan”. The True Colours range refers to the fact that Rob never hides his true colours. He is friendly, approachable and extremely likeable – just like his wines!! The winery also doubles as a consultant winemaking facility.
In 2013 Rob won the James Halliday “2014 Newcomer of the Year” award.
This Chardonnay, after 10 months in barrel has amazing freshness of fruit but swathed in creamy oak. The palate is full of stone fruit and has balanced acidity.
