95 Point Rated Gold Medal Winner Heritage Reserve Release Single Vineyard Oaked Limestone Coast Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
Saturated gold to straw. Aromatically brilliant with wonderful varietal definition and regionality with natural fruit and measured oak complexity. The palate is medium bodied in its youth with balanced flavours of melon, papaya, peach and apple whilst some lovely interwoven notes of nutty smoky oak from French oak influence. Will drink well now although will age well and develop more complexity over the next 4 years at least.
Winemaking
The fruit was picked at optimum ripeness and transported to the winery and immediately crushed. Following on from this we fermented the juice on skins for 10-12 days to maximise colour and flavour extraction. The skins were then pressed gently and the pressings pumped back with the free-run juice. The wine was then fermented over a week then allowed to settle and was then racked off lees. The wine under went malolactic fermentation in barrel and then was aged in the same barrels for 12 months. The wine was blended and prepared for bottling with minimal filtration.
Cellaring: Drink well now although will age well and develop more complexity over the next 4 years at least
Vintage: 2021
Region: Limestone Coast
Alcohol: 13%