100% Calgardup Brook. This vineyard lies just inland from the coast. Its sandy, schisty soils are well weathered. These chardonnay vines run east-west with a slightly sloping northern aspect.
100% Margaret River
100% Single Vineyard Chardonnay Gingin clone
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Vineyard
Calgardup Brook Vineyard
Aging
1-15 years
Alcohol %
13.3
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
The nose opens with notes of oyster shell, frangipani and sea spray
with delicate nashi pear pulp and nectarine. Wild fermentation with full
solids provides flinty complexity and extended time on lees adds
intrigue and excellent length to the palate. A distinctive saline acidity
and attractive chalk-like structure complement the mineral nature of
this unique Southern Margaret River vineyard near the Indian Ocean.
Vineyard
100% Calgardup Brook. This vineyard lies just inland from the coast. Its sandy, schisty soils are well weathered. These chardonnay vines run east-west with a slightly sloping northern aspect.
Wine Making
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and transferred directly to oak with full solids. Fermented by the native years in barrique (approximately 30% new). Post ferment, barrels are left cool but unsulphured for 4 months to encourage autolytic activity. Batonnage every two weeks based on flavour and partial MLF to balance the high natural acidity of this vintage. Wine was racked with full lees to tank in December and
spent two months on lees in tank before bottling in February 2020.
Vintage Report
Vintage Report
Preceded by perfect growing conditions in Spring, the 2018 vintage in Margaret River was one of the most classical in recent memory. 20mm of rain at the end of January was well received by our dry grown
vineyards. Warm days and cool nights resulted in amazing fruit purity and flavour with balanced acid in our whites. Temperatures warmed up towards the end of March, accelerating the ripening of our reds, giving us incredible flavour concentration with optimal acid and tannin levels. The exceptional quality of our fruit resulting from this vintage has been perfectly reflected in our 2018 wines.
