2021 Collection Yarra Valley Chardonnay

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WINE STYLE

Crisp & Refreshing, Rich & Generous
93

HIGHLIGHTS

James Halliday Wine Companion 2024
FOOD PAIRING

Grilled poultry dishes, Barramundi with melted leeks & Roasted vegetable

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

The Yarra Valley is famous for producing world class cool climate Chardonnay.

93 POINTS - 2024 HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

"So refreshing and brimming with acidity, a glass will perk you up in no time. The citrus and tang, the stone fruit and spice, the thin spread of creamy, nutty lees and dabs of oak all help balance the palate with flavour."
Jane Faulkner - Published 5 June 2023

This wine shows the best of the upper and lower Yarra Valley with fruit from a combination of our two wonderful sites. In the lower Yarra, Highbow Hill is planted on rolling hills with panoramic views over the valley. The soils are sandy loam over clay and gravel over Yarra Valley mudstone. Wombat Creek’s striking steep slopes look north to Mount Donna Buang and at 420m it is the most elevated vineyard in the whole valley. The soils are free-draining red volcanic loams and the eponymous Wombat Creek rises in a spring-fed dam on the property.

VINTAGE
2021

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Chardonnay

ORIGIN
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

CRAFTING & AGEING
This is a meticulously crafted wine, where no detail is left behind. Following 100% barrel fermentation with wild yeast in a combination of new and used French oak, to add complexity and spice, the wine is allowed to go partially through malolactic fermentation. This adds softness, ﬂesh and a touch of creamy depth to the palate after which it is aged in these same barrels for 11 months.

AROMA & PALATE
Delicate white ﬂower and meyer lemon aromatics lift from the glass of this beautifully perfumed wine. With a lovely ﬂintiness to start, the palate sings purity of fruit and opens full of concentrated white stone fruit and lemon citrus, the ﬁne acidity and subtle nougat oak frame this deliciously textural wine that drives long to the ﬁnish.

SERVING & FOOD PAIRING
Grilled poultry dishes, Barramundi with melted leeks & roasted vegetables.
Serving temperature:
8 - 12ºC
Cellar potential: 2033

ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 12.2% v/v

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THE REGION

Yarra Valley

One of Australia’s premier cool climate wine regions, the Yarra Valley encompasses such diverse topography that it can produce premium quality fruit in a range of grape varieties.

With its stunning hills and dales ranged before a backdrop of blue mountains, elevations vary greatly. The climate is Mediterranean with a maritime influence from Port Phillips.

THE TIER

Collection

SPECIAL OCCASIONS • GIFTING

The Collection series are a set of premium wines from hand-picked regions around the world – each crafted to reflect a supreme sense of place and exceptional character.

The labels each feature a unique photographed object collected from the region the wine was grown, designed to present a story of the region's distinct characteristics.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Driftwood

This driftwood was collected from the banks of the Yarra River, which flows through the region and gives the Yarra Valley its name.

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