Aromatic and perfumed, with soft lime curd and Meyer lemon. Textural and soft sweetness on first sip, then jasmine blossom and jasmine tea. Flinty minerality, balanced acidity and delicate. Fermented to dry, but some fruit sweetness lingers on the palate.
Handpicked on 17 March 2024, whole bunches were delicately pressed to stainless steel and fermented using only wild yeasts from the vineyard. The ferment lasted 12 days, going through to dry. The wine was then racked into a 600L beeswax-lined Artenova terracotta amphora and seasoned French barriques for nine months of ageing. Bottled on 17 December 2024, unfiltered and unfined, with minimal sulphur additions.
Region: Bendigo
Sub-region: Faraday
Vineyard: Dash Farms
This Faraday vineyard is in the southern, cool pocket of the Bendigo Region. A south-easterly facing slope at the foothills of Mt Alexander, at an altitude of 600m, this vineyard was planted 1999. The soil is loam, with weathered granitic sands and rock, which make an inimitable site for Riesling and Chardonnay plantings
Harvest: 17 March 2024
Aged: 600L Artenova (Italian) Amphora and seasoned French barriques
Bottled: 17 December 2024
Bottles: 111 dozen
Closure: Diam
Palate: Mineral, jasmine blossom and lime curd. Balanced acidity and delicate, with a hint of jasmine tea.
