2019 Rochford Isabella's Chardonnay

A layered and bright Chardonnay from the Yarra, with that extra layer of quality.
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The Rochford Isabella's Chardonnay is yet another excellent single-vineyard white which reflects its origins perfectly.

Coming from Isabella's vineyard in Gruyere, the fruit is whole-bunch pressed and ferments with full solids, before being transferred to French oak, of which 30% are new. The wine doesn't go through malolactic fermentation, so the creaminess associated with this technique is replaced by expressive fruit characters and a pronounced salinity, giving it a "maritime" feel. Citrus, almond and oatmeal sit alongside vibrant acidity, great palate weight, and long length.

Cellar confidently for the next few years or so.

Winemaking Notes: Harvest: Hand-picked on the 21st of February.

Vinification & Elevage: Fruit is whole bunch pressed with full juice solids to mix of French Oak barriques and puncheons (30% new) for fermentation. Wine is sulphured without any malolactic conversion or further lees stirring. 10 months on lees in oak.

Viticultural Notes: The fruit for this single vineyard Chardonnay is grown on our Isabella's vineyard on Briarty Road vineyard in Gruyere. 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.

94 Points - "Gruyere. Clone I10V5. French oak (30% new). No malo. Yellow fruit profile here, with a slight matchstick, hazelnut and spice. It's nutty and subtly saline, a light pear skin grip, and the texture here is really quite lovely with its chalky feel, the finish is savoury, yet cool, and quite long, with a discreet level of bitterness. Charming." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "Light straw-yellow colour with a smoky, dried herb and dried flower bouquet, the palate following on with a savoury dryness and lean profile, textured with fine and drying tannins. Tense, long and lingering. Very good wine of its style." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

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    Gorgeous single estate chardonnay

    Buttery, fine oak layering, just beautiful

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