CHARDONNAY

Probably my favourite white variety as great examples are some of the most complex and savoury wines in the world.

We aim to respect the vineyard totally with Chardonnay and could not make it more naturally. We hand-pick all of the grapes, whole-cluster press them and run the juice straight to French oak. The juice is totally fermented with the native yeasts from the vineyard and we then let it rest in the barriques on yeast lees until we feel it is time to bottle it.

Again we aim for textural savouriness rather than fruit retention and hope that the wine delivers the mid-palate creaminess while retaining good acidity to give a long and complex finish.