2023 'Damside' Chardonnay

Good rainfall throughout winter and spring set up the season well, and a very cool growing season followed,
providing perfect conditions forhealthy vines to produce fruit with naturally high acids and concentrated flavours. A very strong vintage for white varieties. Pressed into old French barriques using native yeast for fermentation. We choose to limit malo-lactic fermentation in in preference of
freshness and vibrancy.

9 months in seasoned French oak

A generous and concentrated stone fruit profile sees a full mouthfeel balanced out by some Clare Valley acidity to freshen and keep everything in a lovely balance. Judicious oak handling gives the riper yellow fruit and nougat notes in the glass a framework without encumbering and keeps things light across the palate for a beautiful glass
of medium bodied Chardonnay.

More stone fruits than a supermarket’s fruit and veg section. Fresh apricots, nectarines and new season peaches jump out before bakery scents of biscuit, vanilla and almond meal venture forth, finishing with a classic ‘struck match’ note only seen in the best made Chardonnays.