2023 Auburn Chardonnay

This wine is a blend of Dijon clones 76 and 95, and I10V1. The grapes were harvested by hand in mid-March and gently whole-bunch-pressed to tank. The high quality free-run juice was settled overnight, then racked to tank with the inclusion of light, fluffy lees to build texture and palate weight. The juice was barrelled down to 30% new French oak barriques and underwent a slow, wild fermentation, with regular barrel stirring to resuspend the lees. After 10 months’ maturation in oak, the most outstanding barrels were selected and blended to this top cuvée.