Paul Wallace Reflection Chardonnay Tomintoul toasted oak and fruit cake

toasted oak and fruit cake

then comes chocolate orange

making each one of them a unique piece

rather like the sweet smokiness of a fading wood fire with the fruity richness of ripe plums

Paul Wallace Reflection Chardonnay Tomintoul toasted oak and fruit cakeGrapes for the Paul Wallace Reflection Chardonnay 2024 were harvested on 18 February 2024 from a Chardonnay vineyard (Clone CY95) planted on Bokkeveld shale soils. Hand picked into lug boxes before vinification takes place, grapes were whole bunch pressed and the juice taken to Burgundian oak barrels where it underwent fermentation. There is a 33% new oak contribution and a mixture of 500 litre and 300 litre barrels were used for maturation.