Piccadilly Valley - Chardonnay 2022

VINEYARD: GLENDHU VINEYARD - PICCADILLY VALLEY

ELEVATION: 520M

ASPECT: NORTH WEST 290°

VINIFICATION

PICKED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ON THE 30TH OF MARCH. FRUIT WAS CHILLED OVERNIGHT BEFORE WHOLE BUNCH PRESSED TO TANK, COLD SETTLED OVERNIGHT AND RACKED CLEAN TO BARREL. ELEVAGE FOR 12 MONTHS IN FRENCH OAK WITH 30%. BOTH UNFINED AND UNFILLTERED.

13.2% ALC 3.25 PH 7.8G/L TA

REVIEWS

TOM KLINE - WINE PILOT - JANUARY 2024 - 93 POINTS

Powerful stone fruit drive aromatically; yellow nectarine, subtle apricot, and white peach at the fore with some cinnamon spice, subtle quince beneath, and nicely integrated quality cedary oak. A generous and sapid palate that is led by yellow peach, nectarine, and ripe apple – all of which are pure, defined, and absorbing of the oak notes. The finish is long and structural, with a seamless melding of fruit and spice. There’s fruit power and weight in abundance, though it’s beautifully compacted by pithy acid and glossy phenolics. Delicious.

AARON BRASHER - THE REAL REVIEW - NOVEMBER 2023 - 93 POINTS

 Fragrant and lifted aromas of just-ripe white peach, nougat, green melon, white lily and vanilla. Mouth-filling, layered and generously flavoured. There’s lashings of stone fruit, creamy oak, grilled nuts and spice. Long, multi-faceted and generously complex