Sparkling honey, nose tingling, just ripe pear – when you cut it and it’s just a tiny bit crunchy but it’s ripe and juicy – that. Floral, delicate and rose petals on the nose; the smell of the start of summer after a little bit of rain as the sun comes up. Balance, bright fruit, textural and medium bodied; a lingering finish leaving you feeling fresh and alive.
This wine is a little more floral, delicate and youthful compared to it's "Fûts de Chêne" sister, but still carries similar fruit characters.
Handpicked on 17 March 2024, the whole bunches were pressed to stainless for ferment. The ferment lasted just over 3 weeks. Post ferment the wine was racked off lees, with fortnightly bâtonnage to improve texture and give weight to the wine. No malolactive fermentation, this wine was not filtered or fined at bottling in mid-December 2024.
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: Stainless steel
Bottled: late December 2024
Bottles: 1,476
Closure: Diam
Palate: This wine is delicate, floral and rose petal aromatics. A textural mid-palate, apple and pear, with balanced fruit and acidity.
