Kyberd Hills 2018 Main Creek Road Vineyard Chardonnay
A particularly fragrant vintage, with a full range of citrus flavours, predominantly grapefruit. It has fabulous drive and flow with its high natural acidity, alongside an enhanced creamy texture.
A fantastic partner for roast chicken and lighter cheeses.
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Technical Information
Grapes: Chardonnay
Origin of grapes: Mornington Peninsula
Winemaking: Hand-picked, gently whole bunch pressed with only minimal sulphur dioxide added and allowed to settle overnight. Slightly cloudy juice was racked the next day into barrels and allowed to spontaneously ferment slowly at cool temperatures. It was then matured for 9 months until December, when it lightly fined with skim milk and PVPP, protein stabilised, sterile filtered and bottled in the summer of 2019.
Oak Maturation: 9 months in French oak; nothing new and everything from 1-4 years old.
Analysis:
pH: 3.53
TA: 6.8
Alc 13.4%
RS: 0.02g/L
Appearance: Pale straw with early signs of gold.
Nose/Aroma: Citrus, including ample grapefruit.
Palate: A particularly fragrant vintage, with the full range of citrus flavours that you generally see from the Main Ridge subregion. It also has fabulous drive and flow with its high natural acidity. The indigenous ferment has further enhanced the creaminess that we usually get from full barrel fermentation.
Food match: Roast chicken, lighter cheeses.
Winemakers Comments: Our method is all about bringing out the flavours and aromas native to the vineyard. Hence just a dab of oak and a fermentation regime that supports rather than overtakes what is there inside the grape. Maturation is about oak integration, not maximisation.