Classic Hills Chardy – Stone fruits, purity and length

Vineyard: Willsmore Vineyard, Piccadilly and Koerner Vineyard, Lenswood

Farming: Organic

Planted: 2004 & 2019

Soil type: Sandy loam on sandstone & ironstone

Picking date: March 17, 18 & 19 2022

Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard

Skin contact: No

Processing: Crush and destemmed

Pressing: Only take free run juice

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

Ferment & Aging vessel: French oak Barrique for 12 months, 50% new

Filtration: No

Fining: No

Alc: 12.9%

pH: 3.26

TA: 6.3

SO2: 30F, 60T

Production: 300 dozen