2022 10X Chardonnay

2022 10X Chardonnay
A generous array of stone fruit with hints of sherbet and preserved lemon. The palate is supple, whilst the underlying acid and mineral drive adds a lovely texture and energetic edge to the wine.
Wine Profile
Vintage |
Other Notes
The 2022 season started with a very wet and variable spring before and during flowering, resulting in small bunches and reduced yields across most sites. However, the exceptional summer and autumn months that followed provided perfect ripening conditions that generated great concentration and striking flavours across all varieties.
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Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Mills (35%), Osborn (25%), McCutcheon (15%), Wallis (10%), Spedding (6%), Judd (6%), Gabrielle (3%)
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Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand picked 2nd March – 31st March 2022 :: 1 – 5t/ha
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Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
20.9 – 23.0 :: 3.15 – 3.32 :: 7.8-10g/L
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Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
• Hand picked and sorted on our sorting table
• The fruit was whole bunch pressed to tank and the juice cold settled for 48 hours
• The juice was then racked, taking only the light fluffy lees and transferred into oak for a wild yeast ferment
• Partial malolactic fermentation
• After 10 months of oak maturation, the wine was bottled and filtered
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Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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Aging :: Oak |
Aging
8 months :: 8% new french barriques. Mixture of new and old French and Austrian puncheons and barriques
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Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry (0 g/L)
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Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.24 :: 6.3g/L
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Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
13
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Production | |
Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
A generous array of stone fruit with hints of sherbet and preserved lemon. The palate is supple, whilst the underlying acid and mineral drive adds a lovely texture and energic edge to the wine.
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Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Barbequed tahini chicken wings with coleslaw and fresh herbs :: serve at 7–10°C
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Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2022-2032
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