Description
"Reserve Bin A Chardonnay has evolved into a wine that is now a distinctive, single-region style in its own right, with a contemporary and expressive Adelaide Hills chardonnay persona. Fruit is hand-picked into small bins and then whole-bunch pressed. A portion of the juice is allowed to undergo a natural fermentation, sans inoculation. Every new and seasoned French oak barrique is its own unique 225-litre ferment. Enhanced mouthfeel and complexity is achieved by fermenting and maturing on solids with regular yeast lees stirring (bâttonage). 100% malolactic fermentation (all natural).
Very restrained, tightly coiled. Aromas of custard apple, Granny Smiths, white nectarine, pistachios and cashew nuts. The palate has real drive, held together by a core of taught acidity. Stone fruits provide sweetness, white peaches and nectarines. Poached loquats, almond meal and freshly sliced pear." - Producer Notes
