Vintage
2023
ABV
12.8%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
The Riverland region is known for brilliantly long sunny days and dark night skies filled with bright stars. Brightness is the quality of giving out or reflecting light. Our Brightness Chardonnay is generous in tropical fruits with an elegant textured mouthfeel. Giving you a feeling of Brightness is our pleasure.
The single vineyard and estate grown Chardonnay is soft gold in colour with aromas of ripe Nashi pear, white fleshed stone fruit and hints of lemon and lime. Pineapple, stone fruit and citrus bursts. A beautifully rounded palate offering creamy texture backed by bright acidity and a crisp refreshing finish.
Two different parcels of Chardonnay picked separately on 12th and 17th February 2023. Fermented separately, left on solids and lees for 6 months and stirred weekly creating creaminess and complexity. 25% of the blend was placed in Old French Oak barriques for 10 months before bottling in February 2024.
Accolades
Wine Showcase Magazine Gold Medal - 93 Points
Winemaker
Sheridan Alm (Viticulturalist), Armand Lacomme (Winemaker)
Winemaker's Bio
Sheridan Alm is a skilled viticulturalist and engages a low input and regenerative approach to growing wine to improve the health of the land for future farming generations. Passionate about the sustainable use of the natural resources on which Starrs Reach Vineyard relies, Sheridan was recognised at the Australian Women in Wine Awards as Viticulturalist of the Year in 2019 and also received the honour of Riverland Wine Industry Person of the Year in 2022.
The wines at Starrs Reach Vineyard are hand crafted by the talented Armand Lacomme - a Senior Winemaker at McLaren Vintners. Armand now calls Australia home after growing up in South Africa and studying Viticulture and Oenology at Stellenbosch University. Aligning with the values of Starrs Reach Vineyard, Armand is committed to a sustainable and minimal intervention approach to winemaking, allowing the wine to tell the story of the land on which it is grown.
