THIS SMALL PRODUCER MAKES GLORIOUSLY CRISP AND SILKY CHARDONNAY BRIMMING WITH PERSONALITY
"This wine shows green apple, white peach and green melon fruits with flinty, textured notes balanced with a mineral, crisp finish.
Our fourth release of our Byrne Farm Chardonnay in the cool climate region of Orange, grown at approximately 900m above sea level. The 2023 Vintage, like 2022, was a very cool year with harvest times occurring 4 weeks later than usual. Our Chardonnay was handpicked, whole bunch pressed with the cloudy juice put to large oak for fermentation and aged for 9 months." - Byrne Farm
"The Chardonnay is sourced from three plots within the Balmoral block at Nashdale, with volcanic chocolate ferrosol soils on the northeast-facing slope of Mount Canobolas. At almost 30 years of age, these are some of the oldest vines in the region.
2023 was another cool year. Byrne used 30% low-impact new oak—very tight-grain, steam-bent barrels from the Mâconnais region of Burgundy—which he feels helps lift and focus the fruit without adding overt flavour. Just 10% went through malolactic conversion to give texture and to round out acidity. The wine rested in oak for 10 months, with regular stirring to add flesh before blending and bottling. Winemaker Jeff’s delighted with the wine’s “great fruit purity and mineral acidity”. And, as is always the case with this talented maker’s wines, there’s serious bang for your buck here." - Bibendum
Country:
Australia
Region:
NSW- Orange
Variety:
Wine White - Chardonnay
Size:
750mL
