Tarraford 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 13%
- PH
3.26
- Standard Drinks 7.7
- Acidity
5.90g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
25th February, 28th February and 6th March, 2022
- Harvest Date
5th December, 2022
- 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: Tarrawarra Planted: 1988 Elevation: 100 metres Soil Type: Grey clay loam Aspect: North, south and east facing slopes Size: 8.5 Hectares Located in a protected valley, Tarraford Vineyard has a discreet microclimate that is cooler than neighbouring sites. Although located in a warmer part of the valley, the Chardonnay at Tarraford is planted on the cooler slopes. One block, with P58, 548 and 96 clones planted on a southerly facing and tucked into the central vale of the vineyard. The other faces directly east, with lovely eastern morning aspect, which we picked last. This vineyard produces Chardonnay with lovely pithy fruit characters, savoury saline notes and a soft and textured mid palate, finished with line and length driven by natural acidity.
- Winemaking
100% hand picked and hole bunch pressed. The juice was then transferred directly to barrel by gravity with no settling, taking full gross lees. Wild fermented in 500L French oak puncheons. Bâtonnage in Autumn, 20% malolactic fermentation. Matured for 10 months in new and used French oak – 20% new, 80% older, Taransaud, Dargaud & Jaeglé and Mercurey.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - eight years
Wine Details
- Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Vintage 2022
- Type White Wine
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vegan Friendly ✔
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 13%
- PH
3.26
- Standard Drinks 7.7
- Acidity
5.90g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
25th February, 28th February and 6th March, 2022
- Harvest Date
5th December, 2022
- 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: Tarrawarra Planted: 1988 Elevation: 100 metres Soil Type: Grey clay loam Aspect: North, south and east facing slopes Size: 8.5 Hectares Located in a protected valley, Tarraford Vineyard has a discreet microclimate that is cooler than neighbouring sites. Although located in a warmer part of the valley, the Chardonnay at Tarraford is planted on the cooler slopes. One block, with P58, 548 and 96 clones planted on a southerly facing and tucked into the central vale of the vineyard. The other faces directly east, with lovely eastern morning aspect, which we picked last. This vineyard produces Chardonnay with lovely pithy fruit characters, savoury saline notes and a soft and textured mid palate, finished with line and length driven by natural acidity.
- Winemaking
100% hand picked and hole bunch pressed. The juice was then transferred directly to barrel by gravity with no settling, taking full gross lees. Wild fermented in 500L French oak puncheons. Bâtonnage in Autumn, 20% malolactic fermentation. Matured for 10 months in new and used French oak – 20% new, 80% older, Taransaud, Dargaud & Jaeglé and Mercurey.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - eight years
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