2023 BOWYER RIDGE VINEYARD CHARDONNAY

Single Vineyard Chardonnay, fruit sourced from ‘Bowyer Ridge Vineyard’, Adelaide Hills grown by the Rosback family.

Irrigated vines, on mica schist, North/South aspect 480-495m altitude. Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Certified Vineyard

After both working in Burgundy now 14yrs ago, we have a real passion for Chardonnay and wanted to embark on making a single vineyard wine from the Adelaide Hills. After much negotiation, we were very lucky to be able to access some fruit from the Bowyer Ridge Vineyard.

Hand-picked fruit, whole bunch pressed, the free run only was drained and fermented in French oak barrels - 18% new, majority in larger 500L puncheons. 100% wild ferment, left on lees in barrel for partial malolactic fermentation while stirring regularly to build texture.

A very tight expression of Bowyer Ridge, green almond, white peach, touch of green melon and seaspray. This is a sleeper… the most tighly wound we have seen since working with the fruit from 2019. The palates volume of primary fruit builds over time and is lengthened by intense grapefruit acidity.

13.0% Alc.

Vegan friendly

750mL