The 2023 Lenswood Chardonnay is a single vineyard wine. This wine was picked on the 13th of April, from a 40 year old I10V1 vineyard, with an East facing aspect protecting it from the afternoon sun. The very cool, gentle season lead to the latest pick we have had from this vineyard, maintaining high acid and ripe flavours at a lower alcohol. The fruit was whole bunch pressed and settled overnight without additions, before barrelling down with solids to 20% new oak, 50% two to four year old oak and 30% stainless steel, for a wild fermentation. No sulfur was added until malo naturally completed in the late spring. This allowed bottling without the need for fining or filtration after 8 months maturation.

Alc/Vol: 13.0%