2023 Trapeze Murrindindi Vineyard Chardonnay (6 pack at $45 per bottle)
2023 Trapeze Murrindindi Vineyard Chardonnay
Vineyard; Murrindindi Vineyard, 1998 Plantings.
Sub Region; Yea Valley.
Elevation; 300m
Soil; Clay, mudstone, pink/white quartz, alluvial gravels and loam.
Clone; P58
Winemaking; Handpicked 12th March. Chilled overnight then Bag pressed to tank, overnight cold settle before racked with fluffies (fine lees) to tank and then French Hogsheads. Stored in temp controlled barrel hall for cool ferment. 25% New French and three older French Hogs. SO2 post ferment with 5% Malo (100L from a 300L Hog) addition. Stirred once.
Wine; Straw, green colour. White flowers (stone fruit ones, cherry, nectarine blossoms) straw, lemon pith, wet quartz/stones, nice oak, a lick of white nectarine and cox pippin apple. Palate has a real mineral drive, tight yet still lovely creamy lees component, white flowers, more Cox Pippen, lemon and White nectarine. Incredible balance and a lovely mineral grip and acid line that pulls it all together.
Production; 174 Dozen.
Halliday Review; From a vineyard planted in '98. Barrel fermented and matured in French hogsheads (25% new), with 25% mlf. A very bright green gold. With its bouquet of perfectly ripened clingstone peach, lemon verbena, a gentle vanillin from new oak and some clove and nutmeg, this is quite a step up on the '22. The palate is gently textured, tightly coiled, saline and long. A very good wine that will need at least another two to four years to reach its peak.