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2024 Margaret River
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
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Flint, funk, pure citrus & verve...lots of verve
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Wilson Vineyard
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2024
2023
2024
While I have been taking this fruit in for a while, this is only the second release. What I find compelling is a certain raw beauty in its purity. Unlike Forrest Vineyard, which relies on raw power, Wilson Vineyard boasts a fruit purity that is both subtle and compelling at the same time. It’s amazing to me, the contrasting natures of the unique and wonderful sites we have in Margaret River that, really, we are just getting to grips with.
The fruit is from a single site in the Walcliffe sub-region, but further from the coast, inland from the township. The Chardonnay block is again pretty tiny, with only 2 hectares planted. The plantings are oriented east-west, with a slight northerly aspect to the slope. This tiny four-tonne batch is a handpicked selection from the top of this slope. The fruit was harvested on 3rd February, chilled overnight and pressed as bunches into a selection of new, one- and two-year-old puncheons, with no settling or fining processes. This juice was then carefully monitored, and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day three after pressing. After a three-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees unsulphured until September of that year. In December, the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled. The final blend saw around 20% new oak.
This lovely, supple, subtle wine, while being just that, still has trademark Margaret River fruit weight and drive. Think blossom, white nectarine, purity all wrapped in a Nocturne Chardonnay mineral blanket.
The fruit is from a single site in the Walcliffe sub-region, but further from the coast, inland from the township. The Chardonnay block is again pretty tiny, with only 2 hectares planted. The plantings are oriented east-west, with a slight northerly aspect to the slope. This tiny four-tonne batch is a handpicked selection from the top of this slope. The fruit was harvested on 3rd February, chilled overnight and pressed as bunches into a selection of new, one- and two-year-old puncheons, with no settling or fining processes. This juice was then carefully monitored, and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day three after pressing. After a three-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees unsulphured until September of that year. In December, the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled. The final blend saw around 20% new oak.
This lovely, supple, subtle wine, while being just that, still has trademark Margaret River fruit weight and drive. Think blossom, white nectarine, purity all wrapped in a Nocturne Chardonnay mineral blanket.
2023
So I have been taking this fruit in for awhile and what it has is to me at least is raw beauty in its purity. Different to the Forrest vineyard which plays on raw power the Wilson Vineyard has a fruit purity that is both subtle and compelling at the same time. Its amazing to me the contrasting natures of the unique and wonderful sites we have in Margaret River that really, we are just only getting to grips with. The fruit is from a single site in the Walcliffe subregion but further away from the coast inland from the township. The chardonnay block is again pretty tiny with only 2 Ha planted. The orientation is East West Planted and has a slight north aspect to the slope. This tiny 4 t batch is a handpicked selection from the top of this slope. The Fruit is then chilled over night and Whole bunch pressed into a selection of new, 1 and 2 YO barrels. The grapes were handpicked on 27th of February, whole bunch-pressed directly to new, one- and two-year-old puncheons, with no settling or fining processes. This juice was then carefully monitored and spontaneous fermentation kicked off on day three after pressing. After a three-week ferment, the wine remained on gross lees un sulphured until September of that year. In December the wine was emptied from barrel, settled, filtered and bottled. The final blend being around 20% new oak. This lovely supple subtle wine whilst being just that, still has Margaret River trade mark fruit weight and drive. Think blossom, white nectarine and purity, there is great beauty in purity and it thing this ones a stunner. Only 112 six packs made.
