Winemaker’s Reserve Chardonnay 2023
$90.00
An engaging palate of grapefruit, white peach and barrel ferment characters is supported by vibrant acid, ensuring the 2023 Winemaker's Reserve Chardonnay has a smooth, persistent length.
Careful fruit selection underpins a style of restraint and finesse. Slow, cool barrel ferments, with 8 months lees maturation in puncheons and hogsheads provides a complex backdrop to naturally intense fruit flavours and mineral acidity. Minimal intervention winemaking techniques highlight fruit quality and showcase classic Chardonnay varietal characteristics.
A perfect blend of citrus and savoury tones, with notes of star fruit and lemon accented by faint hints of almond, oatmeal and river stones. Satisfying breadth and concentration define the mid-palate, while chiselled acidity provides structure and tension. The palate is beautifully restrained and detailed, with attractive layers that slowly unfold in the glass.
