2021 Estate Chardonnay
2021 Estate Chardonnay
Finger lime, ginger and a whiff of nettle leaf deliver a fresh and vibrant nose pointing the way to a fine and elegant fruit profile. Despite this fine edge, the textural elements race across the palate with hints of almond meal and lemon curd adding further layers of complexity and character.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
With a La Niña weather pattern controlling the season, the wet spring and start to the summer delayed bud burst and flowering. Below average temperatures and rainfall over summer allowed the grapes to ripen slowly but evenly, resulting in great concentration of flavour and good natural acidity.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Vineyards :: Clones
Kentucky 36%, McCutcheon 31%, Spedding 14% Wallis 16% Judd 3% :: 110V01, 95, 96, P58
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand-picked 12 March – 3 April :: 1.8 - 4.7 t/ ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
Brix :: pH :: TA 21.96-23.00 :: 3.15-3.27 :: 8.5– 12.0g/L
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
All parcels are handpicked early morning and chilled overnight. Bunches were hand sorted and
then whole bunch pressed to stainless steel tanks. Juices were racked after 12-24hrs taking all the
light fluffy lees to new and used puncheons and barrique and wild yeast fermented.
Around 60% of this wine went through a natural malolactic fermentation which is monitored closely
and determined purely by taste. There was some limited batonnage of specific parcels.
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
11 months :: 12% new oak
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry (0.79 g/L)
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
pH 3.24 :: TA 6.7g/L
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
12.5
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| Production |
Production Notes
Bottled February 2022 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
Finger lime, ginger and a whiff of nettle leaf deliver a fresh and vibrant nose pointing the way to a fine
and elegant fruit profile. Despite this fine edge, the textural elements race across the palate with hints
of almond meal and lemon curd adding further layers of complexity and character.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
John Dory cooked whole with shitake mushrooms, and fresh season green beans :: serve wine at 10-13°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
Best Drinking 2023-2030
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