Pale lemon straw. Aromas of ripe stone fruit leap from the glass, with freshly picked nectarine and peach evident. The palate is luscious and full, with a concentration of fruit cradled by toasted brioche-like oak – a thoroughly delicious wine.
Food Match
Poultry
Recommended Cellaring
1 to 7 years from vintage
Vintage Detail
Warm, early spring with occasional large rainfall followed by long, dry summer. Fantastic.
Brix
22.6 average
Production Level
45 hl/ha average
Hand Harvested
100%
Whole Bunch
100%
Destemmed
0%
Fermentation Vessel
French oak barriques
Fermentation
Indigenous
Barrel Type
French oak barriques
New Barrel %
23%
Maturation
10 months
Maturation
Yes
Filtration
Yes
Bottled
Jan – 19
WINE ANALYSIS
Alcohol
13.5
Residual Sugar
<1
pH
3.26
Acidity
6.3 g/l
Pale lemon straw. Complex aromatics of toasted brioche, roasted nuts, ripe peach and a touch of candle wax. Autumnal yellow fruits on the palate with a lovely soft mouthfeel and refreshing acidity; a hallmark of the Mendoza clone of Chardonnay. A fitting first release from this vineyard.
Food Match
Poultry
Recommended Cellaring
1 to 7 years from vintage
Vintage Detail
Warm and dry summer, with a rain event mid ripening
Brix
21.1 average
Production Level
31 hl/ha average
Hand Harvested
100%
Whole Bunch
100%
Destemmed
0%
Fermentation Vessel
French oak barriques
Fermentation
Indigenous
Barrel Type
French oak barriques
New Barrel %
23%
Maturation
10 months
Maturation
Yes
Filtration
Yes
Bottled
Jan – 19
WINE ANALYSIS
Alcohol
12.8
Residual Sugar
Nil
pH
3.53
Acidity
5.23 g/l
Pale lemon straw. Complex aromatics of toasted brioche, roasted nuts, ripe peach and a touch of candle wax. Autumnal yellow fruits on the palate with a lovely soft mouthfeel and refreshing acidity; a hallmark of the Mendoza clone of Chardonnay. A fitting first release from this vineyard.
Food Match
Poultry
Recommended Cellaring
3 to 5 years from vintage
Vintage Detail
Warm and dry summer, wet final ripening period
Brix
21.5 average
Production Level
41 hl/ha average
Hand Harvested
100%
Whole Bunch
100%
Destemmed
0%
Fermentation Vessel
French oak barriques
Fermentation
Inoculated
Barrel Type
French oak barriques
New Barrel %
35%
Maturation
10 months
Maturation
Yes
Filtration
Yes – coarse filtration
Bottled
Feb – 18
WINE ANALYSIS
Alcohol
13.3
Residual Sugar
Nil
pH
3.5
Acidity
5.8 g/l
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