Variety: 100% Chardonnay harvested from the Estate vineyard

Viticulture: Grown on vertical shoot positioned trellis in a mixture of stony shingle and clay loam soils providing different characteristics and flavours. Minimal use of sprays and some labour intensive attention to detail with hand leaf plucking and picking has produced fruit of fantastic quality from a superb growing season.

Specifications:

Alcohol:	13.5%
PH:	3.45
TA:	5.8g/l
Residual sugar:	1.5g/l
Locality:	Dakins Road

Winemaking: Hand picked, whole bunch pressed and transferred to a combination of French and American oak for fermentation with natural yeasts. Minimal malolactic fermentation, barrel stirred monthly and aged on yeast lees for 8 months. Selectively blended, minimally filtered and bottled in January.

Tasting Notes: Lifted fruit aromas of nectarines and pineapple have integrated harmoniously with the oak to produce a wine of great texture with creamy, nutty characters on the palate. This wine shows depth of fruit and great palate weight that is enjoyable now and also in the ensuing years and will cellar for the next 6 years.