Wine Article

Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay reflects the cool maritime climate of Tasmania's Coal River Valley, and the site itself is gently sloping, north-east facing, with light silica over sandstone. The result is fine and precise Chardonnay with a backbone of firm acidity, and a combination of lightness of texture, and intensity of flavour.

2013 Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay
On the nose there are hints of citrus and white flowers and on the palate the power and class shine through. A spine of crisp acidity is accompanied by great flavour through the line of the palate. There is a subtlety but also great concentration, and a purity that bodes well for cellaring.

Vintage
By Tasmanian standards 2013 was relatively warm and dry with low yields and good flavour concentration.

Source
Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay is entirely from the Tolpuddle Vineyard, first planted in 1988. In 2013, standout parcels were selected from blocks 3, 5, 11 and 16 for this first release of Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay.

Vinification
The grapes were all hand-picked, whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak barriques, of which one-third were new, and the balance second use and third use barrels. Only minimal malolactic fermentation, so the freshness of the natural acidity was retained.

Maturation
The wine spent eight months in barrel with gentle stirring as required, then a further two months in tank on lees prior to bottling.

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