$35.00
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Region: Yarra Valley
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Citrus, Textural, Mineral, Nutty
The Wine:
Whole bunch pressed to extract the purest Chardonnay juice but including the hard pressings for weight and texture. Fermentation on some light solids which lend weight, texture and ultimately complexity. Only French oak is used with 10% new, the balance a mixture of older barrels, maturation time 9 months before bottling in November.
Lemon verbena and ripe stone fruits, a richly textured and soft palate with a salty sea spray freshness. The ‘hen and chicken’ fruit with small and large berries results in the flavour, yet with restraint. Whispers of oak barrels in the form of roasted cashew nuts. A long palate with texture from barrel fermentation yet ultimately a refreshing wine.
