Mayford 2023 Chardonnay

An exceptional and slow ripening vintage for Chardonnay has borne a wine of lusciousness, minerality and precision.

Released November 2024

Cool conditions in summer and autumn of 2023 pushed harvest into late February and March, giving the crop extended ripening time on vine.  Small parcels of Chardonnay were hand-picked, chilled and whole bunch pressed sequentially to French barriques, 25% new. Fermentation in oak by indigenous yeasts followed before an eleven-month maturation period with lees stirring and full malo to offset the high natural acidity of the season.

Complex aromatics of citrus blossom, toasted nuts, yellow peach, bees wax, crème brulee and flint. The palate offers texture and a perfect balance of fruit weight, refreshing acidity and lovely, luscious length.  It meshes finesse with power and persistence. A beautiful wine that will delight and evolve for decades.

Drink 2025 – 2045.

Bottled February 2024

Bottled under screwcap.