Oscar Browne Chardonnay

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The Chardonnay bunches are chilled to 3°C over night before being tipped on a conveyor where the bunches are then hand sorted, for whole bunch pressing. After pressing, the settled juice is then racked into barrel for natural fermentation by indigenous yeasts. Undergoes 100% malolactic fermentation in barrel but no lees stirring.

Picked twice during harvest - earlier and later picks to maximise the flavour spectrum that the vineyards could offer.

Matured in barriques (228L) for approximately 11 months using a blend of 3 Burgundian cooperages. The oak used is of a tighter grain and medium toasted to complete its malolactic fermentation and maturation in oak barriques. New oak - 23%, 2nd fill - 50% and 3rd fill - 27%.