2019 Museum Chardonnay

This chardonnay was hand-picked at optimum ripeness and gently whole-bunch pressed into French oak barriques where indigenous yeasts completed the fermentation to dryness. Aromas of mango skin, pineapple, flint and almond meal emanate and entice to reveal a palate of exceptional fruit weight and saline acidity.

Vintage 2019 was three weeks later than normal due to cool
weather, from budburst to flowering and which continued over the ripening season. Harvest rain, high humidity and intense native bird pressure led to intensive vine canopy management throughout the region. In this unique season we decided to select only the best parcels within blocks to attain the wines that we strive for. By sacrificing quantity for quality we believe the 2019 wines will rank amongst our very best.

The chardonnay grapes were hand harvested in the cool of morning on 6 March 2019 and chilled to 10 degrees Celsius in a chiller room overnight. The whole bunches were then pressed the following morning into a stainless-steel tank.