• French oak
• Ripe peach & citrus
• Nougat & roasted hazelnut
• Mouth-watering acidity

"Splendidly elegant and poised, this impressively composed chardonnay shows ripe peach, rockmelon, lemon pith, nougat and roasted hazelnut characters on the nose with a hint of flinty complexity. The palate delivers outstanding concentration and brilliant focus, together with rounded mouthfeel and bright acidity, leading to a superbly long, linear finish. At its best: 2021 to 2029" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Apr 2020

"Moderately concentrated chardonnay with grapefruit, struck flint, mineral, hazelnut and subtle brioche characters supported by mouth-watering acidity. A stylish wine with development potential" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Apr 2020

"Full, rich and toasty bouquet with aromas of French oak barrel and clove spices, roasted yellow orchard fruits, ripe grapefruit, cashew nut and silty earthy soil notes. Complex and bold. On the palate - a mirror of what the nose suggests with roasted peaches and citrus, apple and pear flavours then textures from the wood tannins and warming alcohol balanced by the acid-line and core of ripe fruit. Lengthy finish, still in development mode though - so do give the wine some time in your cellar if you can. Best drinking from late early 2021 through 2026" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Apr 2020

Lemon straw colour in the glass with a green hue. Citrus, fig and toasty oak. A hint of complexity and a struck match flintiness. A full palate texture, with a spicy oak influence and seamless finish.

Individual vineyard parcels of Chardonnay were hand picked. Each parcel was whole bunch presed. The free run juice was either filled directly to French oak barrels, or settled overnight prior to filling to oak. No additions were made.

The juice was fermented in French oak barrels (20% new) with a mix of indigenous and cultured yeast. Partial malolactic fermentation followed with regular stirring of lees until early Spring.

The wine was left in barrel, on full yest lees until early 2020 (10 months in oak), when it was racked, blended, fined and bottled.