2013 Santolin Individual Vineyard Chardonnay
'This is as good a chardonnay as one is likely to get in Australia, the nose is simply beautiful and classic, it could be a Burgundy. The flavours unfurl cat-like as it stretches across the palate, well crafted, truly wonderful wine.'
95 POINTS
Tony Keys | The Key Report | 25 Sept 2014
TROPHY: ‘Best International Chardonnay,’ 2015 Decanter AWA
TROPHY: ‘Best New World Chardonnay,’ 2014 Hong Kong IWSC
TROPHY: ‘Best Wine of Show,’ 2014 Riverina Wine Show
TROPHY: ‘Best White Wine of Show,’ 2014 Riverina Wine Show
TROPHY: ‘Best One Year Old Chardonnay’ 2014 Riverina Wine Show
GOLD: 2015 Decanter Asia Wine Awards
GOLD: 2014 Hong Kong IWSC
GOLD: 2014 Riverina Wine Show
95 POINTS: James Hallidays 2014 Wine Companion
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This 2013 Chardonnay is produced from fruit grown on a single block from the Yarraland vineyard in the Yarra Valley. It has been crafted with minimal intervention, utilising wild fermentation, no fining and only a single filtration before bottling. Hand picking commenced on the 3rd March 2013, with fruit chilled overnight. The grapes were whole bunch pressed and the juice went straight to new and used French oak barrels for wild malolactic fermentation. Whole berries were placed with juice in two barrels to extract additional flavour and structure. The wine stayed on lees until December and received a single filtration prior to bottling. Additional Notes: Suitable for vegans
ABV%: 13.0%
Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Vineyard: 'Yarraland'Vineyard
Cellar info: 5 - 15 years
Fermentation: Wild Ferment
pH number: 3.25
TA number: 6.0g/l
Oak: 10 months in 100% French oak - 20% new
Production Total: 250 dozen
Other vintages:
Aromas of grapefruit zest, flint and subtle oak. A textural and complex wine laced together with flavours of fig, hints of hazelnut and balancing oak.
