100% Chardonnay from the Rohrlach organically farmed & certified vineyard in Williamstown. The Vines thrive on loamy soils over red & yellow clay, set on undulating hills at the foot of Hale Conservation Park. This 2026 Al Dente shows a lighter structure of tanins & a refreshing mouth feeling with a lovely tension on the finish. On the nose its all mandarines, blood oranges & blossoms. True Skin contact wine. The Chardonnay was hand-picked at optimum phenolic ripeness & whole bunches were tipped into a stainless steel tank, enclosed to undergo carbonic maceration for about a week until CO2 pressure built up. The fruit was then foot stomped to gradually release the juice & feed the yeast. At the end of primary fermentation, the tank was sealed & kept closed for four weeks. The must was pressed oxidatively in a horizontal screw press before moving to seasoned French puncheon & barriques for a six months of élevage. Bottled on site at our Basket Range winery.
