2019 Rochford Dans les Bois Chardonnay

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A juicy and delicious Yarra Valley Chardonnay with a beautiful texture.

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The Rochford Dans les Bois Chardonnay may come from "in the woods" but you don't have to go searching for a great drop.

The vineyard in Gembrook is "dans le bois" ("in the woods") and is a beautiful part of the Yarra Valley. The wine made from it seems to capture this beauty by creating a fine-boned and delicious Chardonnay that will satisfy many drinkers. 20% new oak and 10% malo give it a fruity and juicy feeling, with blossom, citrus peel and stone fruit aromas, and a touch of almond and fennel coming through. The acid is lively, the length is long, and this is a beautiful wine at a shockingly good price.

Winemaking Notes: Harvest: Hand-picked on the 3rd and 4th of March

Vinification & Elevage: Fruit is whole bunch pressed with full juice solids to mix of French oak barriques, puncheons and a foudre (20% new) for primary fermentation. 10% malolactic conversion then sulphured on lees. 10 months on lees in oak.

Viticultural Notes: Chardonnay clones: 96, 76 and I10V3. The grapes for this wine are from a vineyard in Gembrook and is the southernmost vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Whilst known for its volcanic derived red soils, this vineyard sits on a Granite outcrop. These quartz rich soils are perfect for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Optimal conditions for both flowering and fruitset in the vineyards gave well balanced yields with plenty of promise leading into the 2019 harvest. A dry January and February followed, culminating in a relatively compressed vintage, though attention to detail in the vineyards gave winemakers wonderfully balanced fruit with concentration of flavour and exceptional natural acidity.

95 Points - "Yeah, the bois! This is from Swallowfield, Gembrook, using clones 96, 76 and I10V3. 20% new oak. 10% malo. This information provided for those technically inclined."A little struck match, white peach, preserved lemon with spices, fennel and almond. It's fine and discreet, almond gloss, cool white fruit with a subtle watermelon rind bitterness, light flinty texture, and a graceful finish of fine length and composure. All just so. Beautiful expression of Yarra Chardonnay here." Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

92 Points - "Light green-yellow colour; reserved bouquet with a smoky reductive character dominant, the palate taut and dry with a serious savouriness, texturally powdery and looking like an out-and-out food wine." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

92 Points - "This 2019 Single Vineyard Dans les Bois Chardonnay is good. The complexity of fruit in the mouth strays across a number of different areas: stone fruit, exotic spice, crushed curry leaves, brine and pith. The phenolic structure curves through the fruit, making for almost chewy drinking. It's nicely handled." - Erin Larkin (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)

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