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Region: Beechworth
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Tightly Wound, Flinty, Mineral Driven, Grapefruit
The Wine:
The 2025 season was temperate, with a fairly cool and dry growing season. Warm, dry weather in late January and into early February allowed the grapes to fully ripen in excellent condition. Yields were high and the quality was exceptional.
The 2025 Domenica Estate Chardonnay was handpicked, over the course of 10 days, by block and clone in mid February. The fruit was crushed, pressed and chilled in stainless steel overnight.
The juice fermented in a mixture of 600 litre demi-muids and 228 litre barriques. As usual, the new oak component is around 20%.
This year has produced a wine of purity and true representation of site. Stone fruit, white flowers and ginger aromatics lead to a mineral driven entry. The light toast, larger format oak brings depth and texture in the mid-palate, allowing the fruit to expand and carry through the full length of the wine.
The Review:
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - 95+pts
"Pink grapefruit, white peach, hazelnut and spice, light floral notes. It’s bright and fresh, citrus in the driving seat with a little stone fruit in the back, a juicy tang, fine chalk dust texture, a twist of lemon peel cinches a cool finish of excellent length. Beautiful wine here. So lovely to drink."
