2021 Breaking Ground Chardonnay

From second generation winemaker, Ollie Margan. This is from a tiny block of chardonnay from our Saxonvale vineyard, planted in the 70’s to mostly 10V1 clone, giving a restrained but bright fruit profile.

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Fermented on light solids in a combination of stainless steel, new Hungarian and seasoned French 500L oak puncheons.

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PROFILE

We sought to find balance between fresh lees reduction, crispness of primary fruit with a slight lift of wild ferment aldehyde. This tends towards the finer end of the Chardonnay spectrum with no malolactic fermentation.
Unfined/unfiltered.

WINEMAKING

Mostly I10V1 clone, which provides a particularly bright and lean fruit profile. As such, texture is built through indigenous ferment on light solids in a mixture of stainless steel, new Stockinger and seasoned French 500L oak puncheons.

Suggested Pairings

We Recommend

Braised meats, Charcoal grilled steaks

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