2023 Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley Chardonnay

Sourced from hillside sloping vineyards in the Upper and Lower Yarra Valley, the grapes are pressed using gentle handling techniques. Coldstream Hills Chardonnay is barrel fermented and matured in French Oak barrels for up to nine months prior to blending and bottling. 

Sourced from hillside sloping vineyards in the Lower and Upper Yarra Valley, the grapes are pressed using gentle handling techniques. Coldstream Hills Chardonnay is barrel fermented and matured in French oak barrels for up to nine months prior to blending and bottling. The Upper Yarra Chardonnay generally provides attractive citrus characters, with mineral slate notes and length; the Lower Yarra is often fleshier in style with attractive white peach and quince characters. Blending of parcels from both regions results in wines of complexity, varietal definition, and length.

Nose - Attractive and subtle with enticing characters of lemon pith, white florals, nougat, and hints of mineral wet rock. French oak is present in the background offering complexity and spice.

Palate - Layered and textural with fine acidity and length of flavour. Attractive notes of lemon rind, white peach and white florals are underpinned by subtle French oak, mineral and chalky phenolics. An excellent vintage for Yarra Valley Chardonnay.