CAREY GULLY, PICCADILLY VALLEY – ADELAIDE HILLS

95 points – Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion
"A flavoursome yet fresh version of chardonnay. Quite a notable slash of sweet nougat, peanut brittle and cinnamon toast but all the hallmark stone fruits, ginger tea, apple and green melon happening in and around that. It feels medium weight but then quite gossamer in texture, too. Frisky acidity with a saline bent works a treat for extra detail and finesse, plus general brightness. Gently palate staining, too. Really beautiful, balanced and full of charisma."

About the wine
This wine is mesmerising! The steepest and highest part of our vineyard is showing like the first growth that it is.  It glistens in the glass like a well-cut yellow diamond. The aromas of short bread, kiwi fruit and guava almost reach out of the glass and grab you, almost cartoon-like. When I close my eyes, I find myself floating, like Yogi-Bear smelling pavlova in a picnic basket in his sleep. The palate flavours follow through and keep you floating. Biscuity, creamy, citrus, key-lime pie flavours - all leaving you delighted and refreshed. Drink 2033+.

Winemaking
Made by Candice and Frew at the CRFT winery in Carey Gully. Hand-picked then whole-bunch pressed to tank and transferred to oak the following day. Wild barrel ferment on full solids. 9 months in 100% French oak, 65% 1yo, 25% 2yo. Full wild MLF and occasional lees stirring throughout maturation. 100% natural acidity. Vegan friendly.

The Vineyard

Estate-owned, managed and farmed, the 5-acre Arranmore Vineyard has been farmed organically since Frewin & Candice took ownership in January 2016.NASAA Certified Organic since February 2019.

There are just 8 rows of Chardonnay planted at Arranmore yielding a very limited quantity each year.

Location:      Carey Gully – Kaurna & Peramangk Country
Elevation:     550 meters
Aspect:        East-facing.
Planted:       1994
Clone:        I10V1
Map:           -34.968760, 138.760506
Soil: Rich dark loam topsoil over a clay subsoil, with shale and ironstone bedrock. 

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