Tasting Notes

Lifted notes of white peach and honeysuckle with subtle hazelnut and spice. The wine is full-bodied with refreshing flavours of white peach, nectarine and underlying nutty spicy oak. The palate is elegant and creamy with well-balanced acidity leading to a warm and lingering finish

Perfect for drinking immediately, this Chardonnay will continue to reward in the coming years with careful cellaring. It is a perfect accompaniment to good firm cheeses, chicken and rich pasta dishes, especially with smoked characters.

Sourced from the Kernick vineyard in Rapaura and the Turner Vineyard at Blind River. A mixture of clone 6, Mendoza and clone 15 fruit was carefully monitored during ripening to ensure they were harvested at the peak of flavour development. After pressing and cold settling the juice was transferred to barrel for fermentation. A combination of new and once used American oak was used and a combination of inoculated and wild ferments was initiated. After primary fermentation, secondary malolactic fermentation occurred to give richness and well-balanced acidity. Once completed each barrel was assessed and only the top barrels were chosen for the final blend. This blend of wine was carefully balanced and prepared for bottling under screwcap

Matt Thomson and Alana McGettigan

pH: 3.45
TA: 6g/L
RS: 2.2g/L
Alc: 13%