Fraser Gallop Estate Chardonnay

This focus of this wine is to emphasise secondary characters over primary fruit flavours through the use techniques such as barrel fermentation, wild yeast, time on lees and battonage. The dry-grown fruit has the concentration of flavours to carry the complex characteristics while maintaining restraint and elegance. It is a wine that is made to drink with food and has the complexity and structure to match a number of different cuisines.

Vibrant light straw in colour. The nose is dominated by more complex and savoury aromas of lanolin, sour dough and spice notes supported by hints of lemon curd and dried orange peel. Initially the palate has a distinct waxy creamy texture with flavours of custard apple, almond milk and honeysuckle. The mid palate shows some nuttiness with a wet slate and a flinty texture, which follows through to a citrusy acid finish. Will age gracefully over the next 5 to 10 years.