[SOLD-OUT] By Farr Chardonnay 2023

 

**Very limited. Only 3 per customer**

 

"The fruit is ripe, but not canned peachy stuff, ripe as though you took something from the vine at just the right moment, not a moment too soon or too late. Fruit expression, crushed rock, nuttiness, they sound like weird bedfellows, but they fit together so well. The epitome of balance. Saying more only takes away from what is just brilliant Chardonnay.

A very mineral site for chardonnay, the fruit comes from the same site as Sangreal Pinot Noir, planted in 1994, an exposed North-facing slope Composed of red soil over limestone (not exposed on the surface as at other sites) with limestone 20–30cm below the surface, to the depths of the root zone of the vines. Mixture of Dijon clones and Penfolds 58.

The fruit is hand-picked then whole-bunch pressed in the winery. All the solids are collected and chilled before being put to barrel, which are 30 per cent new French oak. A natural fermentation will occur at cool temperatures over the next one to two months, and then a small amount of stirring helps start malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked, fined and lightly filtered before bottling 11 months after picking." - Ben Knight and By Farr 

 

Country:

Australia

Region:

VIC- Geelong

Variety:

Wine White - Chardonnay

Size:

750mL