Gorgeously poised and elegant, showing nectarine, lemon pith, oatmeal, nougat and roasted cashew nuances. The concentrated palate displays wonderful focus and drive, flowing seamlessly to a persistent linear finish. Delicate yet powerful with layers of textured mouthfeel. The fruit sourced was machine picked Gin Gin clone 100% Margaret River from 14 year old vines. This premium parcel was delicately destemmed with no crushing. Laffort CH9 yeast was used for fermentation in French Oak Barriques (20% new with 80% 2-4 year old) for 9 months on lees. No malolactic or racking was done. The goal was to create an elegant and balanced expression of Margaret River Chardonnay.