Express Winemakers Great Southern Chardonnay (2022)
Natural / 750mL / Great Southern, WA
Fruit taken from four blocks across two exceptional Chardonnay vineyards all wild fermented in a variety of vessels and blended together to form this tight and complex wine with characters of citrus, blossoms, white fleshed stone fruit and flint among others.
Vineyards:
Crystal Brook Vineyard in Mount Barker (94%) and Estate 807 Vineyard in Denmark (6%).
Sub-region:
Mount Barker – Great Southern
Denmark – Great Southern
Vine Age:
25 to 35 years
Elevation:
50 - 250m
Soils:
Sandy, gravelly loams at Crystal Brook and heavy clay karri loams of Estate 807 in Denmark.
Farming:
Organic (not certified)
Vinification:
Parcels of Chardonnay were hard harvested and direct pressed to a combination of mature oak barriques, newer large format oak, stainless steel and concrete. Wine spent a short maturation period on full solids before racking and bottling.
Technical Details:
Alc: 12.5%
pH: 3.28
TA: 7.0