Jordan, Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, Stellenbosch

Clear pale golden Pronounced nose, peach, honeysuckle,orange zest Med acidity, med alcohol, med body, med finish, butterscotch on palatte Drink now will improve over next 2-3 years

13% alcohol; screw top which still has a faint aroma of stone fruit, cinnamon, and vanilla; long legs, 10 K gold colored; opened, kept cool and tasted 48 hours later at about 18 degrees C; full bodied, a piercing shaft of fruit and tannins in the middle, with trailing strands of fruitiness, sourness and minerality combined into a superb Chardonnay; the long finish cries out for pairing with seafood — try oysters on the half shell with a dash of …