Description
A medium bodied wine that opens up with toffee apple, stone fruits and honey-suckle. This chardonnay is fruit driven with a mineral backbone. A slight creaminess and a hint of old oak gives this wine a mouth-filling finish.
Certifications
Alcohol
13.0%
Analytical data
Vineyard
The vineyard is coastal and sits on a north facing slope. The maritime influence gives a temperature moderating effect and provides a daily, gentle sea breeze which reduces the risk of disease and keeps the site cool. This gives a more even diurnal temperature throughout the growing season which is fantastic for ripening. This, along with cool nights help retain freshness and acidity to the wines. The soils are gravel threaded clays that give the wines a lovely textural element.
Vinification
These grapes were whole bunch pressed and left to settle overnight in stainless steel before being racked to Puncheons for fermentation.
Maturation
These wines were fermented and racked off gross lees before being aged on fine lees for 9 months. These were then racked to stainless steel and aged for a further 2 months before being bottled.