2022 Chardonnay
STYLE
A complex and layered palate with chalky minerality, white nectarines, fresh lemon blossom and precise natural acidity. Toasty notes of macadamia nuts and a dry, textural finish.
White nectarine · lemon blossom · citrus notes · macadamia
ACCOLADES
95 points | 2024 Halliday Wine Companion
| WINEMAKER | Kate Laurie |
| RELEASE DATE | February 2023 |
| CELLAR | Five to eight years |
| ALCOHOL | 12.5% |
| OAK | 100%, French (25% new) |
| REGION | Adelaide Hills |
| RESIDUAL SUGAR | 2.8g/L |
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
Chardonnay
Alcohol %
12.5
James Halliday
95
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
A text-book vintage with cool and dry conditions which allowed us to keep fruit on the vines for longer to give greater complexity and flavour.
Winemaker Notes
Multiple clones of Chardonnay were handpicked into small baskets before being basket pressed. The juice was fermented in French oak barriques (25% new). Most barrels underwent spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, while others were seeded with select strains. Frequent bâttonage was carried out for a period of two months, and malolactic fermentation was allowed to occur naturally. The wine was left to mature in the oak for nine months prior to racking, blending and bottling.
Food Pairing Notes
Shellfish, pork or poultry dishes
Other Notes
"This is very good. The legacy of barrel fermentation and extended lees handling consummated as smoky, flinty riffs of mineral pungency. Baked apple, cantaloupe, cinnamon and creamed cashew. Expansive sweetness, dragged long by juicy, palpably natural acidity. Will age very well across the mid-term." - Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion, August 2023
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