Chardonnay 2022

2018 Mistral

Viognier 71% Marsanne 29%

13.4%

The fruit for this wine was hand picked and whole bunch basket pressed directly to used French oak barriques for wild fermentation with no additions, adjustment or fining. The wine was aged on fine lees for 9 months. Perfumed and floral, this bone dry blend displays wonderful texture and balance with crisp acidity. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain.

2019 Mistral

Viognier 82% Marsanne 18%

11.9%

The fruit for this wine was hand picked and whole bunch basket pressed directly to used French oak barriques for wild fermentation with no additions, adjustment or fining. This wine developed for 9 months in oak with 5 months ageing on fine lees.  Floral perfume and spice are displayed in this bone dry blend as well as hallmark textures, balance and crisp acidity. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain.

2020 Mistral

Viognier 72% Marsanne 28%

13.3%

The fruit for this wine was hand picked and whole bunch basket pressed directly to used French oak barriques for wild fermentation with no additions, adjustment or fining. The wine was aged on fine lees for 4 months and spent a total of 9 months in barriques.

Pronounced and intense floral perfume and spice notes are displayed in this bone dry blend as well as the hallmark texture, balance and fresh acidity. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain.

2021 Mistral

Viognier 77% Marsanne 23%

13.4%

The fruit for this wine was hand picked and whole bunch basket pressed directly to used French oak barriques for wild fermentation with no additions, adjustment or fining. This wine aged on fine lees for 4 months and spent a total of 9 months in barrique.  Pronounced and intense floral perfume and spice notes are displayed in this bone dry blend as well as the hallmark texture, balance and fresh acidity. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain.

2016 Chardonnay

12.8%

Two select parcels of Gin Gin clone Chardonnay from the Wilyabrup and Karridale sub-regions were hand harvested and whole bunch basket pressed directly to barrel for wild fermentation with no additions, adjustments or fining. The wine was aged for 10 months in subtle French oak barrels, 22% of which were new, before bottling unfined, unfiltered and unadulterated. 

An elegant, dry Chardonnay with crisp, mineral acidity and great complexity. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain. 

2018 Chardonnay

13.1%

Three stunning parcels of Chardonnay from the incredible 2018 vintage were hand harvested  from the Wilyabrup and Karridale sub-regions. The fruit was whole bunch basket pressed directly to barrel for wild fermentation with wild malolactic fermentation and batonnage to build complexity.  The wine was aged for 9 months in French oak barrels, 16% of which were new. And elegant Chardonnay resulted showing defined fruit profile, crisp, mineral acidity, great complexity and length. This wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered and a harmless sediment may remain.