Vintage
2019
ABV
13.3%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
Mandarin peal, white blossom and ruby grapefruit aromas give way to stone fruit and a seductive nougat element. Creamy, nutty and textured, this Chardonnay is both powerful in fruit concentration and restrained by a precise acid line. A layered wine with persistence, power and grace and a true representation of this south Margaret River vineyard just inland from the coast.
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and transferred directly to oak with full solids. Fermented by the native years in barrique (approximately 30% new). Post ferment, barrels are left cool but unsulphured for 4 months to encourage autolytic activity. Batonnage every two weeks based on flavour and partial MLF to balance the high natural acidity of this vintage. Wine was racked with full lees to tank in December and spent two months on lees in tank before bottling in February 2020.
Winemaker's Bio
Jacopo a native of Soave, Italy graduated from at the Viticulture and Oenology University of Conegliano. He began his career with renowned local producer Inama and then broadened his knowledge by making wine throughout Europe, New Zealand and Australia.
Impressed by the quality of the wines and by the breath-taking beauty of the landscape he permanently settled in Margaret River in 2011.
"I have always been fascinated by wines that are not only delicious but also enriching and inspiring. I believe that great wines are capable of taking you on a journey… they should capture the true essence of the land and the people who farm it."
