Laterite Hills Chardonnay

Chardonnay - White

28.90€

This wine's captivating aromas of ginger, peach and beeswax, with complex notes of toasted almonds and burnt match create the authentic expression of Margaret River. Creamy and refreshing, a unique sensory experience.

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Aromas of ginger, peach and beeswax, with complex notes of toasted almonds and burnt phosphorus.
Lemon yellow colour, medium robe, with greenish reflections.
Creamy but refreshing, with a grainy texture and flavours of white peach and pink grapefruit and hints of freshly baked pastry.

2020 Laterite Hills Chardonnay

Harvest Report
We were blessed with near perfect growing conditions in Margaret River in 2020. A warmer than usual spring, a dry and sunny summer and cool nights. Significant diurnal temperature variations meant perfect ripening conditions in all our dryland vineyards. With no disease and virtually no bird pressure (especially at the beginning of harvest), we were able to harvest beautifully clean fruit at ideal ripeness and flavour levels... a real treat for our winemaking team. The only downside was the exceptionally low yields across all varieties. Our dry-farmed vineyard responded to the drier seasonal conditions by producing small, light bunches with small berries. As a result, the fruit has incredible concentration and has retained a lovely natural acidity.

Winemaking
Grown with the same philosophy and made in the same way as our single vineyard chardonnays. All grapes were hand harvested and whole pressed before undergoing fermentation with wild yeasts in French oak barrels (25% new). The barrels were left unsulphured during the winter months, and a portion underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation. The Laterite Hills Chardonnay matured for 10 months in barrels before bottling in February 2021.

Vineyards: Calgardup Brook, Hazel's, Burnside and Chapman

Origin: 100% Margaret River

Grapes: 100% Chardonnay, clone Gingin