2021 Highbow Hill Vineyard Yarra Valley Chardonnay

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$419.94 6 x 750ml bottle

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WINE STYLE

Textured & Savoury
FOOD PAIRING

Roasted Quail, Duck Confit, Creamy Brie
95

HIGHLIGHTS

James Halliday Wine Companion 2024

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

Multilayered, complex and wonderful balance

95 POINT JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION 2024

"Well hello, Highbow Hill. You’re putting on the charm with this complete wine. As tightly wound as the other chardonnays from Handpicked but more flavour packed: lemon zest and juice, white stone fruit, cedary, spicy oak, a little smoky, a little flinty and those moreish sulphides add to the savoury profile. Brimming with energising acidity ensuring a lingering and long finish. Terrific wine."
Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

Our 40ha vineyard is just north of Yarra Glen village in the Yarra Valley and takes its name from Highbow Hill, the dominant feature on the property’s eastern boundary. The soils are sandy loam over clay and gravel over mudstone and there is an abundance of native ﬂora and fauna, including wombats and kangaroos. Chardonnay vines (clones Chardonnay P58, I10v1, ENTAV 548 and Bernard 95) were planted on VSP trellis in 2015.

VINTAGE
2021

GRAPE VARIETIES
100% Chardonnay

ORIGIN
Highbow Hill Vineyard, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.

CRAFTING & AGEING
Hand-harvested from 20 year-old vines and whole bunch pressed. Wild yeast fermented in French oak barriques - a mix of new and seasoned oak - and puncheons for 11 months.

AROMA & PALATE
Vibrant citrus and stone fruit ﬂavours with ﬁne layers of French oak and creamy lees notes. Perky acidity and elegant complexity with a long ﬁnish that keeps you coming back for more.

SERVING & FOOD PAIRING
Roasted Quail, Duck Conﬁt, Creamy Brie.
Serving temperature:
13 - 18ºC / 55 64F
Cellar potential: 2029

ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 12.5% v/v
Acidity: 6.5 g/l
pH: 3.16

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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 VINEYARD

Highbow Hill Vineyard

Highbow Hill Vineyard is made up of 40 hectares of established vines planted on rolling hills just north of the Yarra Valley. The name Highbow Hill Vineyard is derived from the local landscape feature High Bow Hill, which is the dominant feature on the eastern boundary of the property.

Soils are sandy loam over clay and gravel over mudstone.

The long driveway meanders through the vines to the residence and provides uninterrupted views of the lake-sized dam and surrounding panorama.

THE STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

The Artwork

Bark, Eucalyptus, Gumnuts

The landscape of Highbow Hill Vineyard features established vines planted on rolling hills. Eucalyptus and gum trees are widespread with a diverse range of soils ranging from sandy loam to yellow clays.

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