Lewis Cellars - Sonoma Chardonnay 2023 (750ml) Canterbury

Lewis Cellars - Sonoma Chardonnay 2023 (750ml) CanterburyRippling with sweet jasmine, citrus, and spice aromatics, our 2023 Chardonnay Russian River Valley is vibrant and elevated on entry. Graceful and elegant, its complex tropical fruit notes soar across the palate and gradually descends to a deliciously succulent landing. Vintage The 2023 growing season was one of the longest of the past decade. Marked by a long stretch of mild and consistently sunny weather, this extended season promoted even ripening

Roughly translated as ‘further

planted on calcareous soils with surface gravel and poor in organic matter

grainy tannins

2022: Othmar Kiem

Indiginous yeast fermentation start followed by innoculation and sequential malolactic fermentation

with generous berry notes and clove accents that pop on the finish

fermentation arrested by lowering temperature retaining natural sweetnes

de-stemmed and crushed

Strong and exubarent but with remarkable fresh fruit flavours

The juice was cold settled over 4 days

Treatment Each individual block of grapes was picked at optimum ripeness - when the grapes had the classic flavours of Pewsey Vale and Eden Valley and gorgeous natural acid freshness

It’s medium-bodied and drinking well now or could hold up well over the next few years