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// Gold Medal Winner at Melbourne Royal Wine Awards + Best NSW/ACT Chardonnay
"Our exception Block 14 is a showcase of our vineyard. The grapes were fermented with 100% grape solids and only minor levels of juice fining. It was transferred to a combination of new and older French oak puncheons and hogsheads including Gillet barrels from Burgundy. Fermentation was then completed in barrel with regular lees stirring to develop complexity and texture. 50% malolactic fermentation was encouraged to complement the stunning purity of this single Block wine." - Winemaker Notes
"White gardenia, lemon balm, pomelo and apple flesh. Oyster shell, crushed sand and nashi pear. The wine is tightly wound with crystalline minerality and a core of pure lemon Icy Pole citrus. Fruit is compact and oak cradles it like a hammock. This acidity shimmers like the sparkle of fresh snow, it's agile, energetic and dances across the palate. Orange chardonnay handled just right, the vineyard expression up in lights. Stunning." - 95 Points, Shanteh Wale, Haliday Wine Companion
