It is bright lime green in colour, and has rich aromas of fresh limes, green apples, pears and lemon zest on the nose. Delicately balanced flavors of succulent citrus, brioche and spice combine with yeasty complexity, broadening the palate with layered textures, leading to a long finish.

The fruit for this wine was hand-selected and hand-harvested from their very specific Chardonnay clonal block on their Robertson Estate. The soils in which these vineyards grow have a rich natural limestone content. These clones have different flavour profiles contributing to the unique complexity and minerality in the base wines.

Whole bunch pressing ensures fractional recovery. Only the cuvée juice (premium quality juice) was selected for fermentation. Of the cuvée, 50% was fermented in specific Piece Champenoise 205L barrels to ensure richness and extra dimension of flavour and a creamy texture. Only 7% new barrels are added each year to the balance of older barrels to ensure harmony of the wood integration during fermentation. After fermentation, the wine was aged in barrels for 5 months and then selectively blended with other parcels of the best Chardonnay that were fermented in stainless steel. The final blended base wine was then bottled for the second fermentation with yeast contact of at least 48 months before degorgement.

ANALYSIS: ALC 12% | RS 4.5 g/l | TA 8.3 g/l | pH 3.05