PRE-VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Winter (consistent) | Spring (above average).
TEMPERATURE: Mild Spring and Summer | No extreme heat.
UPSHOT: Consistent flowering and fruit set | Healthy canopy.
VINTAGE
RAINFALL: Summer (below average) | Autumn (light).
TEMPERATURE: Mild daytime | Cool nights.
UPSHOT: Delayed ripening conditions | Extended even flavour development | Great natural acidity.
AROMA: Grapefruit | Green Apple | Nashi Pear
TASTE: Aroma carries through to the palate, complemented by honeydew melon & macadamia shortbread.
TEXTURE: Fine, persistent bead. Well-balanced; perfumed sweetness & crisp acidity.
VINTAGE: 2023
VARIETAL: Chardonnay 100%
WINEMAKING: Oxidative handling prior to primary fermentation | Stainless steel ferment with Champagne yeast | Charmat method.
Alc 11.5% | pH 3.30 | Acid 7.5g/L | RS 9.0g
AROMA: Grapefruit | Green Apple | Nashi Pear
TASTE: Aroma carries through to the palate, complemented by honeydew melon & macadamia shortbread.
TEXTURE: Fine, persistent bead. Well-balanced; perfumed sweetness & crisp acidity.
