Description

This Chardonnay is sourced from two vineyards in Waipara. The Waipara Springs vineyard was planted between 1982 and 1986 to the Mendoza clone and the Clone 5 component was sourced from the granite-rich Three Sisters Vineyard. The fruit was hand-picked, naturally fermented and aged in 20% new French oak for 12 months. It was then settled in tank and sat on its lees for a further four months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.