Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2013
COLOUR: Rich straw gold
AROMA: Intense and complex, this wine displays aromas of nectarine, apricot and orange marmalade integrated with vanilla pod, nougat and hazelnut aromas from the influence of barrel fermentation and lees contact.
PALATE: Ripe stone fruit flavours of nectarine and dried apricot are complimented by a flinty minerality and subtle French oak influence giving hints of roasted hazelnut. A tight, well structured palate with underlying minerality gives the wine seamless length and complexity.
ANALYSYS: Alc. 14.0% | pH 3.18 | TA 7.5
WINEMAKER NOTES: The fruit for this wine was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed, allowing clean and intensely flavoured juice to be crushed from the grape. The juice was fermented in French oak barriques, with a combination of indigenous and cultured yeast, followed by extended barrel ageing on yeast lees. Maturation allowed the oak flavours to gently integrate with the fruit and yeast lees characters and develop increased richness and complexity in the wine.
VITICULTURALIST NOTES: The 2013 season was characterised by naturally low yields and warm settled weather with very little rainfall. Autumn produced cool and settled conditions which were some of the best seen in many years. This ripened small bunches of perfectly formed Chardonnay grapes that reached optimum ripeness with a long Autumn ripening period.
