2021 Ravensworth Project C Skins Chardonnay 1.5L

Tumbarumba Chardonnay kept on its skins in amphora for eight months. Bryan Martin going off-piste in magnum force.

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In 2021 Bryan Martin at Ravensworth got his hands on a small batch of pristine Chardonnay from the excellent Johansen's vineyard in Tumbarumba that has long supplied superb fruit for wines such as Penfolds Yattarna.

And from this fruit he's made three different Chardonnay versions in his 'Project C', titled as Reduction, Oxidation and Skin-Contact, all only bottled in magnum.

The Skin Contact Chardonnay is the most experimental and off-the-wall of the three wines. Whole bunches of Chardonnay were left alone in amphora for eight months, macerating on skins and seeds, and probably some other things too...

It's a walk on the wild side for sure, with aromas described by Bryan as "savoury and rustic AF". Lots of interest and the quality of the fruit is always apparent.

We haven’t used much Chardonnay over the years, plenty of people doing great things around the country. However, chance, opportunity and a little bit of planning has us playing around with a batch from one of the best vineyards in the country.
The Johansen vineyard in Tumbarumba has quietly been producing high grown, cold climate Chardonnay that tends to end up in Penfolds Yattarna, you know, the white grange or something like that. We have been using other varieties like their Gamay and Pinot Gris for years.


Three batches of Chardonnay were made with the exact same fruit and utilised three different wine making techniques.


3: Skin Contact


<Going back in time where reds and whites were made the same way in clay. The fruit was packed into an Amphora and macerated for 8 months on skins, pressed, settled for a few months then bottled with a pretty low addition of SO2. This last technique lets you see the entire berry, skins, seeds and juice. A lot more textural, the aromas are savoury, rustic af./p>

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Bryan Martin is one of the most creative and inquisitive winemakers we've ever met. After leaving his position as winemaker alongside Tim Kirk at Canberra regional flagbearer, Clonakilla, Bryan went full steam in on his own label Ravensworth, which has firmly hit cult status amongst collectors.

He and his wife Jocelyn have a beautiful property outside of Murrumbateman which is home to all of their excellent Estate wines and Bryan also searches surrounding vineyards and out to the Hilltops region to compile his excellent value Regional series of wines. Sustainability and an unwavering commitment to quality across the board underpin the entire operation at Ravensworth. Perhaps best known for his benchmark Shiraz Viognier and textural Rieslings, Bryan is also arguably the country's best producer of Sangiovese and is a true master of the dark art of skin-contact whites.

Bryan embodies everything we love about small artisanal Australian producers. He is humble, irreverent, committed to the pursuit of excellence and always looking to explore. Quite simply, if you see a Ravensworth wine anywhere, you should buy it.

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