Chardonnay
Brothers Koerner Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021
Chardonnay with it all- flinty, a bit of oak and powerful fruit
Vineyard: Willsmore Vineyard - Piccadilly, Deanery Vineyard - Balhannah & Hersey Vineyard, Kuitpo
Planted: Late 90's
Soil type: A mix of Sandy iron stone / sandstone, Sandy loam on clay
Picking date: March 5 & 9, 2021
Picking method: Hand harvested and sorted in vineyard
Time on skins: No
Processing: Crush and destemmed
Pressing: Only take free run juice
Cooling / settling: Settled off dirt and heavy solids for 24 hours
Ferment vessel: Mix of French and Slavonian Barrique and puncheons for 3 weeks
Aging vessel: French barique & puncheons and 600L Slavonian oak Demi Muid for 8 months on lees, then stainless steel for 8 weeks on fine lees
Alc/Vol: 13.8%
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Producer: Brothers Koerner
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Type: Chardonnay