Fleet Dixons Creek Chardonnay

Bright pale lemon colour, citrus, smoky/grilled almonds and flinty/mineral notes. Racy, taught backbone, powerful and salivating length.

Fruit coming from Sutherland Estate in Dixons Creek, Yarra Valley. Planted in 1995, South-facing, 200m above sea level, offers a naturally cooler profile throughout the growing season. Lovely core of citrus fruits and driving acidity underpins this wine. It’s racy and fine-boned, with a flinty/mineral drive on the palate.

Drink now or cellar for 5-10 years.

VINEYARD
Dixons Creek, Yarra Valley
Dixons Creek, Yarra Valley
South-facing, 200m altitude
Gravelly grey loam soils with underlying silt
Vineyard planted in 1995

WINEMAKING
Whole bunch pressed tank for settling, then racked to neutral puncheons for fermentation
Lees stirred, then racked prior to bottling
Partial malo-lactic fermentation