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2024 Estate Chardonnay
2024 Estate Chardonnay
A fusion of poached pear, green apple, subtle notes of rose petal and vanilla, this wine is the combination of premium fruit parcels selected from across our North Merricks and Main Ridge vineyards. The palate is driven by citrus and lemon peel that leads into a deeper range of stone fruit characters, adding depth and layers to enjoy. The underlying mineral drive and bright acidity leaves a mouthwatering finish.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
After a wet spring, the 2024 season provided ideal ripening conditions across all varieties. Phenological ripeness was uniform and flavours although delayed, were abundant in great concentrations.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Mills (38%), Wallis (22%), Gabrielle (19%), McCutcheon (8%), Spedding (10%) Judd (3%) :: P58, 95, I10V01
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Handpicked 12th-25th March 2024 :: 1.0-4.0t/ha
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
Baumé:: pH :: TA 11.8-12.5 :: 3.2-3.30 :: 7.8-9.5g/L
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| Winemaking |
Winemaker Notes
Each parcel of fruit was handpicked, hand sorted and whole bunch pressed separately. The fruit was racked and transferred to a combination of new and older oak barrels to carry out a wild yeast fermentation.
Varied levels of malolactic fermentation took place amongst individual barrels to balance acidity and mouthfeel. After 10 months in barrel, this blend was bottled unfined and filtered.
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| Winemakers |
Production
Imogen Dillon, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
10 months :: 18% new French oak and six weeks in concrete
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dry
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
3.24 :: 6.7g/L
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
13.0
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| Production |
Production Notes
February 2025 :: screwcap
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
A fusion of poached pear, green apple, subtle notes of rose petal and vanilla, this wine is the combination of premium fruit parcels selected from across our North Merricks and Main Ridge vineyards. The palate is driven by citrus and lemon peel that leads into a deeper range of stone fruit characters, adding depth and layers to enjoy. The underlying mineral drive and bright acidity leaves a mouthwatering finish.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
Pan fried swordfish with salsa verde, roasted baby potatoes and radicchio salad :: serve at 10-13°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2025-2034
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