MW 67
Hatherleigh Chardonnay 2021
Australia, Southern New South Wales
Chardonnay
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Alcohol
13.3%
Analytical data
dry
1.5 g/l residual sugar
7.8 g/l acidity
3.16 pH
Vineyard
East-facing, cool site at 910m altitude. Vines planted from 1996 to 2002, all on own roots. 2.5m rows, 1.5m between vines. VSP canopy management with mostly organic protection, but also synthetics if warranted.
Yield: 15 hl/ha
Soil Type
Sandy clay loam over Ordovician/Silurian, red cracking clay with quartzite and siltstone inclusions.
Harvest Notes
Second crop of Chardonnay grafted on Pinot noir trunks. Hand-picked on 22nd April after a cold, wet growing season. Considerable pre-harvest removal of poor bunches.
Vinification
Air-bag pressed to barrel without settling. Spontaneous fermentation - no added yeast.
Malolactic fermentation: Partial without inoculation.
Maturation
11 months on lees in 2 year-old French barriques, partly without sulfur dioxide.
Oak influence: Deliberately subtle oak flavours, but with barrel-fermentation influence.
Months in bottle: 16
Bottling
Closure: Screw top
