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2023 Dexter Mornington Peninsula Black Label Chardonnay

$80.00

This is only the second time we have made a Black Label Chardonnay and we couldn’t be happier. Similar to the 2020, we made this wine using the Dijon clone we planted in 1992. The fruit was gently pressed and then handled oxidatively and fermented in 2 barrels.

5% discount on 6 bottles, 10% discount on 12 bottles

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This is only the second time we have made a Black Label Chardonnay and we couldn’t be happier. Similar to the 2020, we made this wine using the Dijon clone we planted in 1992. The fruit was gently pressed and then handled oxidatively and fermented in 2 barrels.

5% discount on 6 bottles, 10% discount on 12 bottles

Free shipping on orders over $300*

  • Old vine Dijon clone chardonnay was picked separately when it reached optimal ripeness. The fruit was chilled overnight in a cold room. This was followed by gentle whole-bunch pressing, oxidative handling and transfer into separate tank and settling overnight. They juice was then transferred to 2 x 500L French oak puncheons (50% new, 50% second fill) to undergo fermentation. During maturation the barrels were stirred occasionally depending on their flavour profile. These barrels went through natural malolactic fermentation. The wine was left on yeast lees until December to develop structure; it was then transferred to tank to prepare for bottling. The wine was bottled early February 2024, 10 months after harvest.

  • Moderate temperatures throughout a wet spring and into flowering resulted in healthy canopies with lower than average yields. December to February rainfall was about 75% of the average. Cool temperatures during late summer produced slower ripening than usual and the grapes retained high levels of natural acidity along with great concentration of flavour. Although the weather reduced crop loads, quality and flavour remained strong.

  • Sugar: 22.2 Brix

    pH: 3.26

    Acid: 8.25

    Harvest date: 3rd week of March

    Clones: Dijon (100%)

  • Alcohol 13.0 %

    pH 3.36

    Acid 6.45g/l