2025 “Heroes” Chardonnay – Mailing List Customers Link
The bouquet features white nectarine, quince, beeswax and a fleck of grilled nuts. On the palate, there’s real weight and intensity, with a fine thread of acidity keeping it taut and very well balanced. Only 90 dozen made of this distinctive wine.” – Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion, 02 December 2025 Vineyard: “Heroes” Vineyard, Otway Hinterland, VIC Soil: Tertiary sandstone/siltstone, sandy clay loams over highly penetrable clay and weathered sandstone. Varieties: Chardonnay Harvest date: 3rd and 7th March 2025 Yield: 1kg per vine / 1.2 tonnes per acre Fermented: Whole bunch pressed and fermented with wild yeasts in French oak. Maturation: 10 months in French oak with 25% new Alcohol: 12.6% Bottling date: Feb 2025; bottled without fining. Production: 100 cases.