Domaine Naturaliste Floris Chardonnay 2024

Tasting Notes

🔷 Colour: Pale straw with vibrant green hues, reflecting its fresh and crisp nature.

🔷 Aromas: White grapefruit, nectarine, jasmine, and subtle ginger oak.

🔷 Palate: Rich citrus flavours of lime and blackcurrant, with a creamy oak texture and underlying minerality.

🔷 Finish: Crisp and clean, with a flinty minerality and refreshing acidity.

Food Pairings

🔷 Seafood: Perfect with grilled fish, crab, or oysters to complement its fresh acidity.

🔷 Grilled Vegetables: Matches beautifully with charred vegetables or a fresh vegetable risotto.

🔷 Soft Cheeses: Pairs well with creamy cheeses like brie or camembert.

🔷 Herb-Infused Dishes: Try with chicken with lemon thyme or roasted vegetable dishes.

Awards

94 pts Wine Companion “Enticing thanks to the light florals, spice and tangy, citrusy fruit. It’s tightly focused, reined in by lots of natural acidity. You could call this perky, certainly refreshing; in time, this will garner more complexity, but delicious today, too”

94 pts Ray Jordan ” A classy wine full of expression and style. On the nose, you get that white peach and nectarine combination with a little minerally, chalky influence. The palate is quite fine, but it’s intense with a driving flavour profile. Minerally, chalky, and savoury, with a light grapefruit primary fruit character. Finishes very long int its linear journey.” 

93 pts Winefront “Pretty wine with so much grace, light touch, minerally drive…a bright and, well, pretty floral wine.”Kasia Sobiesiak.

Winemaking & Natural Practices

Crafted with minimal intervention, the Floris Chardonnay is aged in French oak to enhance texture and complexity while preserving the fruit’s purity. Batonnage (lees stirring) adds richness and depth.

Storage & Serving Tips

🔷 Best Serving Temperature: 10–12°C to highlight its freshness and complexity. Leave out for 10 minutes if stored in the fridge.

🔷 Storage: Best enjoyed within 5 years but will evolve beautifully over time.

🔷 Decanting: Not necessary, but can help open up the aromas.

FAQ

❓ What is the Gin Gin clone?
The Gin Gin clone is a specific clone of Chardonnay known for its aromatic intensity and fruit purity, contributing to this wine’s elegant style.

❓ What is Batonnage (lees stirring)?
Batonnage is a winemaking technique where the wine is stirred on its lees (yeast sediment) to enhance texture, complexity, and richness.

❓ What does “struck match” aroma mean?
A “struck match” aroma is a subtle, smoky note often associated with wines aged on lees or with a certain oak influence. It adds an intriguing layer to the wine’s complexity.

❓ Why is this wine described as having minerality?
Minerality refers to the crisp, steely finish that comes from grapes grown in mineral-rich soils, adding depth and freshness to the wine.

Additional Info

🔷 Grape Variety: 100% Gin Gin clone Chardonnay

🔷 Region: Margaret River, Western Australia

🔷 Alcohol: 12.8% ABV | 7.6 Standard Drinks

🔷 Cellaring Potential: Best enjoyed in youth but will develop beautifully over the next 5 years.

🔷 Closure: Screwcap

🔷 Maturation: 10 months in French oak, with lees stirring to add texture and complexity.

 
 
 
 
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