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.