2019 Estate Chardonnay

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Production: 90 Cases

Availability: Winery direct and select restaurant accounts

Vintage: 2019

Variety or Blend: 100% Chardonnay

Vineyard Designation: Estate Vineyard

Region: Hockley Valley

Wine Age: 4-6 years

Soil: Mostly sand and loam with limestone and some gravel

Wine Style: Dry

Oak: French Oak fermented and aged for 10 months, 50% New Oak

Alcohol Content: 12.0%

PH: 3.17

TA: 8.7 g/L

RS: 3.1 g/L

Ageing: Drink now through 2028

Serving Temperature: 10 – 16 degrees Celsius

Winemaking:

These grapes were harvested by hand with specific timing that incorporated ripe fruit flavours and fresh acidity.  We hand harvested and whole cluster pressed the grapes in our gentle bladder press.  A long, slow press cycle was used to allow maximum juice yield without compromising flavour extraction.  The juice was cold settled in a stainless tank before racking into barrels for alcoholic and malolactic fermentations.  The barrel was carefully monitored and tasted for 10 months, before any sulphur additions took place.  After aging was complete the barrel was racked into tank where it settled with a light bentonite fining. A very light filtration took place, which prevented any stripping of the flavours and textures, before bottling.

Aroma:

Floral honeysuckle, honeydew melon and citrus with hints of vanilla and white peach. Underlying notes of fresh apples, cream, honey and toast, round out the complex aromas showcased by this wine.ast round out the complex aromas showcased by this wine.

Appearance:

A bright golden straw colour with silver hues.

Additional information

Weight 145 oz