Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 bernard-dugat-py and molasses

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Nose: Intense and forward

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Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 bernard-dugat-py and molassesThe 2023 Chardonnay was showing all the right flavours very early in the season, based on this I picked it on these flavours, and was happy to ride the searing acid in the juice. I love malolactic fermentation in Chardonnay so after oxidising the juice (house style) and barrelling down straight from the press, I let the wine sit in barrel for what seemed an eternity. Around Christmas time I tasted the orchard barrels selected two I flew reflected the