2024 10X Chardonnay
2024 10X Chardonnay
A refined nose of lemon sorbet, pink grapefruit and frangipanni flowers. Some underlying shortbread crust. The palate shows flavours of pink grapefruit and orange pith, preserved lemon and ginger. The vibrant and refreshing nature of this wine leaves you with a lovely moreish, savory, saline finish.
Wine Profile
Vintage |
Other Notes
After a wet spring, the 2024 season gave ample sunlight and ideal ripening conditions across all varieties. Phenological ripeness was uniform and flavours although delayed, were abundant in great concentrations.
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Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Osborn, Hunts Road, Mills, McCutcheon and Wallis
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Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Handpicked 27th February – 25th March 2024 :: 1.0 – 4.5t/ha
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Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
21.24 – 21.96 :: 3.15 – 3.24 :: 7.8 – 9.5/L
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Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
Handpicked fruit was hand sorted, chilled down and then whole bunch pressed to stainless steel. Racked taking light fluffy less to a range of barriques and puncheons to undergo wild fermentation. Some bâttonage and malolactic fermentation took place depending on batch balance and style before being blended, filtered and bottled.
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Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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Aging :: Oak |
Aging
5 months :: 11% new French oak puncheons
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Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry
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Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.28 :: 7.0g/L
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Alcohol % | |
Production | |
Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
A refined nose of lemon sorbet, pink grapefruit and frangipani flowers. Some underlying shortbread crust. The palate shows flavours of pink grapefruit and orange pith, preserved lemon and ginger. The vibrant and refreshing nature of this wine leaves you with a lovely moreish, savoury, saline finish.
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Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Whole steamed snapper with ginger, lemongrass and lime served with chilli oil and fried shallots :: serve at 13 – 15°C
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Best drinking |
Bottling Date
24 – 2034
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