Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2023
Tasting notes:
Preserved lemon pith, shaved almonds, grapefruit pith, white peaches, apricot. The palate is rich and creamy in texture, quite opulent for its youth. It’s flinty and struck match on the nose but everything is fresh and bright.
Winemaking notes:
Sourced from three of Tumbarumba's oldest vineyards.
· Johansen – Glenburny vineyard over 700m in elevation
· Wondalma over 700m in elevation
· Tooma – 550m in elevation – This vineyard is selected to bring some more richness to the wine.
Grapes are handpicked and whole bunch pressed straight to 35% new French barriques and puncheons – balance to 1-to-4-year French barriques. Wild yeast fermented and left on lees to go through full malolactic fermentation. The wine is then kept on lees. Barrels are stirred and topped weekly. No finings. Filtered and bottled on the 1st of February 2023