Chardonnay with it all- flinty, a bit of oak and powerful fruit

Scored 96 Points by James Suckling. Read the review.

Scored 95 Points by Halliday Wine Companion (Katrina Butler). Read the review.

Scored 95 Points by The South Australian Wine Guide 2026. Read the review. 

Vineyard: Lenswood

Planted: 1998 & 2019

Soil type: A mix of Sandy iron stone / sandstone, Sandy loam on clay

Picking date: April 5 & 13, 2023

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Time on skins: No

Processing: Crush and destemmed

Pressing: Only take free run juice

Cooling / settling: Settled off dirt and heavy solids for 24 hours

Ferment vessel: French puncheons for 3 weeks

Aging vessel: French puncheons for 12 months on lees, then stainless steel for 6 weeks on fine lees

Filtration: No

Fining: No

Bottled: July 2024

Alc: 12.8

pH: 3.2

TA: 6.8

SO2: 30F / 60T

Production: 330 dozen