2022 Chardonnay

Price per botte: $50.00 retail

Varietals, Vineyard & Harvest: 100% estate-grown Chardonnay, clones 95 and 548, hand harvested on 7 October 2022 at 23.4 brix.

Winemaking: The fruit was hand sorted and whole cluster pressed right into 3 second use French oak barriques without enzymes or settling. Primary fermentation was completed by wild yeast lasted between 27 and 45 days. The malic fermentation occurred spontaneously but was intentionally stopped at 60% completion. Bâtonnage occurred twice weekly for 11 weeks. Élevage lasted 20 months. The wine was filtered and lightly fined prior to being estate-bottled on 26 July 2024.

Wine Description: Pale straw in colour. A pronounced nose of caramel, preserved lemon, roasted pear, crème fraîche, brioche, orange blossom, freesia. Layered flavours of yellow apple, tangerine, guava, grilled pineapple, clover honey, fennel seed, chalk, rose petal, macadamia nut. A full-bodied Chardonnay with weight, intensity and length, yet held in balance by uplifting acids, minerality, and the overall structure of the wine.

Acidity & pH: TA 6.0 g/L, Malic acid 0.82 g/L, pH 3.41

Sweetness: Fully dry containing 0.45 g/L residual sugar

Alcohol by Volume: 14.2%

Production: 72 cases