Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay
2022 Chardonnay
Yarra Valley, Victoria
Wine Details
- Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Vintage 2022
- Type White Wine
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vegan Friendly ✔
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 12.5%
- PH
3.22
- Standard Drinks 7.7
- Acidity
6.8g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
5th December, 2022
- Harvest Date
15th and 16th of March
- Background
Single Vineyard
- Vintage Notes
2022 was a high quality but low yielding season in the Yarra Valley. A very cool, wet and stormy spring resulted in some challenging conditions around flowering and hence very poor fruit set. The season proceeded to dry out into December, with a dry and warm Christmas period. This exacerbated the already small bunch weights, leading to bunches that weighed up to 40% lower than average. The mild summer meant long, slow ripening and flavour concentration throughout summer, with some well-placed rain in January refreshing the vineyards at just the right time. The strong canopies and low fruit load meant we sailed neatly into picking with very little disease or weather pressure affecting our picking decisions. The grapes from 2022 came off the vine with lovely concentration and flavour and great natural acidity.
- Vineyard Notes
Location: Gladysdale Planted: 1988 Elevation: 410 metres Soil Type: Volcanic loam (red / ferrous) Aspect: North-east facing slopes Size: 16 Hectares Wombat Creek Vineyard is the highest altitude vineyard in the Yarra Valley, making it an ideal location for the production of extreme cool climate wines. The vineyard was originally planted in 1988 with the intention of producing base wine for sparkling production but over the years has been gradually transitioned to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for table wine. The underlying ferrous (red) based volcanic soil and rock produce a distinctively soft yet long and firm palate that contrasts with the finer palates seen from the nearby Applejack Vineyard (basalt based volcanic). The Chardonnay grown on this property always produces wines with coiled acidity with notes of lime leaf, lemon verbena and white flowers.
- Winemaking
100% hand picked - very small bunches. Whole bunch pressed, juice transferred to barrel by gravity with no settling. Fermentation in 500L French puncheons, some of which went through malolactic fermentation. Bâtonnage monthly. Maturation for 10 months in new and used French oak – 15% new, 85% older, Mercurey, Taransaud and Dargaud & Jaeglé.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - five years
Wine Details
- Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Vintage 2022
- Type White Wine
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vegan Friendly ✔
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 12.5%
- PH
3.22
- Standard Drinks 7.7
- Acidity
6.8g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
5th December, 2022
- Harvest Date
15th and 16th of March
- Background
Single Vineyard
- Vintage Notes
2022 was a high quality but low yielding season in the Yarra Valley. A very cool, wet and stormy spring resulted in some challenging conditions around flowering and hence very poor fruit set. The season proceeded to dry out into December, with a dry and warm Christmas period. This exacerbated the already small bunch weights, leading to bunches that weighed up to 40% lower than average. The mild summer meant long, slow ripening and flavour concentration throughout summer, with some well-placed rain in January refreshing the vineyards at just the right time. The strong canopies and low fruit load meant we sailed neatly into picking with very little disease or weather pressure affecting our picking decisions. The grapes from 2022 came off the vine with lovely concentration and flavour and great natural acidity.
- Vineyard Notes
Location: Gladysdale Planted: 1988 Elevation: 410 metres Soil Type: Volcanic loam (red / ferrous) Aspect: North-east facing slopes Size: 16 Hectares Wombat Creek Vineyard is the highest altitude vineyard in the Yarra Valley, making it an ideal location for the production of extreme cool climate wines. The vineyard was originally planted in 1988 with the intention of producing base wine for sparkling production but over the years has been gradually transitioned to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for table wine. The underlying ferrous (red) based volcanic soil and rock produce a distinctively soft yet long and firm palate that contrasts with the finer palates seen from the nearby Applejack Vineyard (basalt based volcanic). The Chardonnay grown on this property always produces wines with coiled acidity with notes of lime leaf, lemon verbena and white flowers.
- Winemaking
100% hand picked - very small bunches. Whole bunch pressed, juice transferred to barrel by gravity with no settling. Fermentation in 500L French puncheons, some of which went through malolactic fermentation. Bâtonnage monthly. Maturation for 10 months in new and used French oak – 15% new, 85% older, Mercurey, Taransaud and Dargaud & Jaeglé.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - five years
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