Yarra Yering Chardonnay 375ml 2021

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2 Merit Wine – The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia
Platinum Medal, 97 Points 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards
Gold Medal, 2022 Royal Queensland Wine Show
Gold Medal, 2022 Rutherglen Wine Show
Silver Medal, 2022 Yarra Valley Wine Show
Silver Medal, 2022 Royal Adelaide Wine Show
Silver Medal, 2023 National Wine Show of Australia
96 Points 2024 Halliday Wine Companion
95 Points Stuart Knox, The Real Review
95 Points James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

Oyster shells, wet rocks, sea spray and orchard fruits. Finesse combine with pillowy fruit weight; this is a wine that has weight and texture coupled with a green apple crunch. An energy drives the palate with a pithy interest and a slippery texture On the back palate the gives ample weight and extraordinary carry. The fruit is supported by an extremely fine grained oak tannin framework which lingers on the finish.

Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes are placed in a blast chiller overnight before whole bunch pressing, which gives us very high-quality juice. Fermentation in French oak barrels; a combination of 228L barriques and some 500L puncheons, 30% new oak. Both wild yeasts and cultured yeast were allowed to carry out the fermentation offering complexity and a hint of wet stone. Natural acidity was retained by inhibiting malolactic fermentation. Maturation for 10 months in our cool underground cellar before blending and bottling.

Varietals: Chardonnay

Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

Vines: The two original Chardonnay blocks, planted in 1969 (clone unknown), and more modern clonal material 95 and 548.