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.