SOLD OUT - CRFT 2022 Chardonnay – The Lansdowne Vineyard (organic)

FORRESTON – ADELAIDE HILLS

The Wine
This is the first release of our new Chardonnay from the organically farmed Lansdowne Vineyard in Forreston.

The nose has summer fruits of yellow nectarine, apricot and fresh white pear with orange blossom, nutmeg and cashews. The palate is zingy with shortbread biscuits, butterscotch and soft powdery tannins.

Organically grown and made (uncertified)

Drink 2022 to 2027+

Serve 9-11C, cooler in warm weather

12.5% alc/vol

The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT certified organic winery in Carey Gully.

Hand-picked on 19th March then whole-bunch pressed to tank.

Wild fermented in tank for a few days then transferred to oak for full solids, wild barrel ferment. 100% French oak, 20% new.

Partial wild MLF with regular lees stirring. 6 months in oak.

100% natural acidity. Unfined and lightly filtered.

Bottled October 2022. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard
The Lansdowne Vineyard has been organically grown since 2018 with a commitment to regenerative agriculture.
Vineyard: Owned and farmed by Brendan Cameron, the vineyard takes the name of the property it’s grown on - Lansdowne.
Location: Forreston – Peramangk Country – Adelaide Hills
Altitude: 350m
Aspect: North-West to South
Planted: 2006
Map: 34°48'14.1"S 138°53'53.0"E
Soil: Black, self-mulching river silt, through to free-draining red-brown loams.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2021 Chardonnay - The Blefari Vineyard

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS

Reviews
95 POINTS - JENI PORT (HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION)
”A new wine to the Grower Soil Series range. Hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch pressed, fermented wild on full solids then matured 7 months in (30% new) French oak. Quite a compelling single-vineyard wine; a juicy celebration of chardonnay with impressive complexity. Nougat, apple, nectarine and honeysuckle aromas invite further inspection. Once in, be prepared to be seduced with a fine line of racy acidity tied to concentrated, lively fruit. Quite mouth-watering.”

The Wine
Bright with green highlights and a lifted nose of fresh pine-lime splice and nutmeg.
The palate is creamy with stone fruit and Girl Guide biscuits on the finish.
Drinking beautifully at release, it will continue to develop with bottle age and careful cellaring. Suggested serving temperature 8-12C
Very limited quantity available.

The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery, Carey Gully.
100% Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay.
Harvested 24th March 2021. Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed.
The full solids wild ferment began in tank and was then transferred to oak with all lees for barrel fermentation. Matured for 7 months in 100% French oak, 30% new oak. Occasional lees stirring. Full wild malo-lactic fermentation. 100% natural acidity.
Bottled 4th November 2021. Vegan friendly.
Alcohol 13% alc/vol.

The Vineyard
The Blefari Vineyard is owned and farmed by our neighbours Vince and Connie Blefari at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).
The vineyard is situated directly across the road from our estate vineyard ‘Arranmore’. It sits on the west facing slope of the Rangeview Drive ridge, with Arranmore sitting on the east facing side.

Clone: 76 (Burgundy)
Elevation: 545 meters
Aspect: West facing
Planted: 1999
Map: -34.968325, 138.759768
Soil: Rich dark loam topsoil over a clay subsoil with shale and ironstone bedrock.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2021 Chardonnay - The Arranmore Vineyard

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS


Reviews
92 POINTS - JENI PORT (HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION)
Sourced from just 8 rows of chardonnay grown high at 545m elevation in the Piccadilly Valley. Whole-bunch pressed, wild ferment with full solids; matured 7 months in (30% new) French oak. Certified organic. Makes itself at home immediately, with its soft lines and generous aromas of stone fruits, white peach, melon and nutty marzipan. Tasted months before release and it was already fully formed, packing lovely citrus, summer fruits and a nutty, buttery texture.

The Wine
The nose is a complex mix of stone fruit, coconut and vanilla characters.
The palate is intense and lively with a lime mineral line and macadamia nut shortbread notes.
The natural acidity carries the palate, showing clingstone peach, butterscotch and creamy malo characters.
Drinking beautifully at release, it will continue to develop with bottle age and careful cellaring. Cellar 10 years, possibly longer.
Limited quantity available.
Suggested serving temperature 8-12C.

The Winemaking
Hand-made at CRFT winery in Carey Gully.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay.
Harvested 24th March 2021. Hand-picked and whole bunch pressed.
Wild fermentation began in tank on full solids, then transferred to oak for barrel fermentation.
Matured for 7 months in 100% French oak with 30% new oak. Occasional lees stirring. Full wild malo-lactic fermentation. 100% natural acidity.
Alcohol - 13% alc/vol,
Bottled 4th November 2021. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard
The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016 and is now NASAA Certified Organic (February 2019). Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).

There are just 8 rows of Chardonnay planted at Arranmore giving us an extremely limited quantity each year.

The 2021 vintage was dry-grown.

Clone: I10V1 (Davis)
Elevation: 545 meters
Aspect: East facing
Planted: 1995-1998
Map: -34.969564, 138.760102
Soil: Rich dark loam topsoil over a clay subsoil with shale and ironstone bedrock.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2020 Chardonnay - The Arranmore Vineyard

PICCADILLY VALLEY - ADELAIDE HILLS

Scores and reviews
94 POINTS - MIKE BENNIE, THE WINE FRONT
“Arranmore Vineyard the culprit here. Wet slate, peach juice, preserved lemon, ginger. Supple, flowing, long, some richness here and strong minerality though savouriness is also a feature. Lots going on. Excellent the more you pause on it. And high drinkability. Into it. Rated : 94 Points”

93 POINTS - STUART KNOX, THE REAL REVIEW
“A bright straw-yellow hue. White peach, roasted nut and struck flint aromatics. It's tightly-wound on the palate with barely ripe stone fruits, lemon zest layering with bacon fat and a saline minerality. Acidity is a big part of the wine, with a tight focus into a dry fuzz of phenolics at the finish. Drink 2021–2031.”

The Wine
The nose is all stone fruit with white peach and nectarine and the pine-lime Splice character we see each year. It’s fresh and lively with sweet grapefruit yet complex with shortbread and macadamia nut.
The natural acidity carries the palate, showing clingstone peach, butterscotch and creamy malo characters. A complex and interesting wine with all the hallmarks of a chardonnay to cellar and enjoy with a few more years on its belt.
Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar 10 years, possibly longer.
Suggested serving temperature: 8-10C
Alcohol - 13.5% alc/vol
Sugar/GF - Dry/<0.1g/L
Release – April 2021

The Winemaking
Harvested 18th March 2020
Hand-made at CRFT Carey Gully winery.
100% NASAA Certified Organic Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, hand-picked.
Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids in tank, then transferred to oak for barrel fermentation around half way through ferment.
Some light lees stirring with full malo-lactic fermentation in oak.
Matured for 7 months in 100% French oak, 30% new, 70% older oak. 100% natural acidity.
Bottled November 2020, Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard
The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016 and is now NASAA Certified Organic (February 2019).
Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).
Elevation - 545 meters
Aspect - East facing
Planted - 1995-1998
Map - 34°58'07.5"S 138°45'38.1"E
Soil - Rich dark loam with clay and gravel mix, small pieces of quartz and ironstone sprinkled throughout.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2019 Chardonnay - The Arranmore Vineyard

The Wine

Lemon and lime at first with savoury biscuity flavours and orange zest. Toasty oak flavours and vanilla spice interlaced perfectly with the aromatics and bouquet. The palate jumps with stone fruit, mango and apricot and perfectly balance natural acidity. Showing exceptional length with the classic Arranmore Chardonnay pine-lime creamy flavour lingering on and on.

An elegant and restrained Chardonnay, that opens to show an amazing breadth of flavour.

Drinking beautifully at release and will continue to develop with bottle age. Cellar 10 years, possibly longer.

Suggested serving temperature 7-10C

Alcohol - 12.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF - Dry/<0.1g/L

RRP - $45

Release – April 2020

The Winemaking 

Harvested 8th March 2019. 100% NASAA Certified Organic Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, hand-picked.

Hand-made by Candice & Frewin at their winery in Carey Gully.

Whole bunch pressed followed by wild fermentation on full solids in tank, then transferred to oak for barrel fermentation around half way through ferment.

Some light lees stirring with full malo-lactic fermentation in oak.

Matured for 8 months in 100% French oak, 50% 1yo, 50% 2yo oak.

Bottled November 2019, 29 dozen produced. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard                                  

The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016 and is now NASAA Certified Organic (February 2019).

Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).

Elevation - 545 meters

Aspect - East facing

Planted - 1995-1998

Map - 34°58'07.5"S 138°45'38.1"E

Soil - Rich dark loam with clay and gravel mix, small pieces of quartz and ironstone sprinkled throughout.

SOLD OUT - CRFT 2018 Theia Chardonnay - Arranmore Vineyard

The Arranmore Vineyard

Owned, managed and farmed by Frewin & Candice, the 5 acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995-1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).

Organically farmed since January 2016, it was certified in April 2018 as ‘In-Conversion to organic’ by NASAA.

Full NASAA Organic certification to follow in Jan 2019.

The vineyard is east facing and sits at 550 meters above sea level.

The Winemaking

100% NASAA Certified ‘IN-CONVERSION TO ORGANIC’ Chardonnay grapes and wine.

Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed with wild fermentation on full solids starting in tank.

Transferred to oak for barrel fermentation about half way through ferment.

25% new oak, 75% older used oak, 100% French, 6 months barrel maturation.

Occasional lees stir with full malo-lactic fermentation.

Wild ferment, unfined, unfiltered, vegan.

Bottled October 2018, 90 dozen.

The Wine

Complex nose with biscuity oak and pine-lime splice with fresh white peach and coconut. The palate layered and textural, with fine acidity finishing with macadamia nuts and lingering stone fruit. Benefits from a little time to open.

Ready to drink at release, cellar 5-7 years, possibly beyond.

Alcohol 12.1% alc/vol.

Sugar/GF Dry / <0.1g/l

RRP $45

Released May 2019

SOLD OUT - 2017 Chardonnay - Arranmore Vineyard

The Arranmore Vineyard               

Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5 acre Arranmore Vineyard planted from 1995- 1998, is situated at Carey Gully in the Piccadilly Valley (Adelaide Hills).

The Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since January 2016 and will undergo the process to become NASAA Certified Organic in 2018.

The vineyard is East facing and sits at 550 meters above sea level.

The Winemaking               

Hand-picked, whole bunch pressed to tank on full solids, allowing wild fermentation to progress in tank. Transferred to oak for barrel fermentation about half way through ferment. 40% new oak, 60% older used oak, 100% French, 6 months in barrel. Lees stirred in oak for a few months, with full MLF. Wine remained on full lees until racked before bottling.

Unfined and unfiltered. Small SO2 addition pre-bottling, no other additions. Bottled October 2017, 63 dozen.

The Wine                                 

2017 vintage is the first release of the Theia Chardonnay.

Funky and flinty with warm toasted hazelnut, sesame seed, citrus and peach.
Shows shortbread and apricot stone fruit and an utterly creamy mouthfeel with soft lingering acidity.

Ready to drink at release, will improve with bottle age.

Alcohol 11.5% alc/vol

Sugar/GF Dry / <0.1g/L

RRP Release  $45