A mild spring free of frost alerts, resulted in an extremely good budburst with nice even growth across all
varieties. Above average early/mid-summer temperatures with generally settled weather ensured an excellent
flowering and fruit set, with January the warmest in over 60 years of statistical records. This led to one of our
earliest harvests, however the month also produced another climatic record with by far the highest rainfall
recorded for February, necessitating additional canopy management, under vine weeding and inter row mowing.
Low cropping with good open canopies allowed sunlight and wind penetration to do their job, which certainly
won the day in a testing, but rewarding vintage.
Winemaking Hand picked and gently pressed straight to barrel (10% new) for eighteen months. No
juice clarification with 100% wild primary and secondary fermentations. Bottled without
fining and with only minimal filtration.
Colour Pale straw in colour.
Aroma Gunflint, smoke and gravelly tones sit alongside the citrus core of fruit flavours. The
extended barrel ageing of 18 months shows with nutty flavours and creamy texture.
Palate The hallmarks of Dog Point chardonnay are ever present here with pure saline and crisp
palate structure. This vintage will have the ability to age well.
Cellaring Seven to ten years.

ABV-13%