2023 Ochota Barrels Slint Chardonnay - Adelaide Hills, SA. 750ml
a tightly wound cool climate chardonnay which leads with mouthwatering grapefruit and nectarine mealy granny smith apples and a fine tuning of nougat and honeysuckle spice sets the foundation for the almost nettle like svelte texture aromatically evolving between gun flint, bee’s wax and meyer lemon rind the palate is taut and precise, and finishes long with powerful elegance
pH – 3.22 T.A. – 5.8 Alc. – 12.8% hand picked March 26th the vineyard is a steep, high altitude (550m), cold and wet site planted in the 1980s in the heart of the piccadilly valley basket pressed with full solids straight to a mix of seasoned and virgin burgundian barrels indigenous yeast fermentation unfined and filtered to retain natural malic acid no additions besides minimal so2
