100% Hazel’s Vineyard. Our southernmost vineyard which is more inland than our Burnside and Calgardup vineyards. Hazel’s combines cooling Southern Ocean influences with a northerly aspect and plenty of sunshine.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Chardonnay
Vineyard Designation
Hazel's Vineyard
Aging
1-15 years
Alcohol %
13.3
Wine Enthusiast
92
James Halliday
95
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Mandarin peal, white blossom and ruby grapefruit aromas give way to
stone fruit and a seductive nougat element. Creamy, nutty and
textured, this Chardonnay is both powerful in fruit concentration and
restrained by a precise acid line. A layered wine with persistence,
power and grace and a true representation of this south Margaret
River vineyard just inland from the coast.
Vineyard Notes
100% Hazel’s Vineyard. Our southernmost vineyard which is more inland than our Burnside and Calgardup vineyards. Hazel’s combines cooling Southern Ocean influences with a northerly aspect and plenty of sunshine.
Winemaker Notes
Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed, full solids and wild fermentation in barrique (approx. 25% 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. Wine was racked with full lees to tank in December and spent two months on lees in tank before bottling unfiltered.
Other Notes
Vintage Report
Vintage 2019 required meticulous vineyard management as a result of cooler than average temperatures, wet conditions and low sun exposure. Careful canopy management, precise picking decisions and accurate fruit sorting were essential for producing high quality wines. The Marri trees didn’t blossom and the birds were hungry resulting in a lower than average yield despite our extensive netting program. Smaller canopies in our dry farmed vineyards and regular leaf plucking enabled us to pick ripe, clean fruit and produce whites with excellent purity and great natural acidity. Reds benefited from the long ripening season showing elegant tannins and great aromatic lift.