Montalto Pennon Hill Chardonnay 2023 (6 Bottles) Mornington Peninsula

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Lemon and Lime sherbet, white peach, chalk and slate, apple blossom, together with some roasted almonds and hazelnuts. There’s some brioche and gentle oak aromas just to round out the package. A collage of citrus and stone fruit flavours are supported by quenching acidity, together with a mineral lick and generous texture from the lees work. This is a delicious Chardonnay with hallmark Pennon Hill qualities exhibiting great varietal definition and regional expression.

Gold Medal – 2020 Mornington Peninsula Wine Show

Hand harvested fruit is whole bunch pressed directly to French oak barriques (27% new). No SO2 is added until bottling, consequently there is oxidative juice handling throughout the vinification period. A considered amount of solids is maintained in the ferment.

Following wild fermentation, natural malolactic fermentation brings the natural acidity back into check and the wine is then left to mature on lees; stirred when appropriate following appraisal to enhance flavour and texture.

The wine is aged for 9 months in oak prior to blending and bottling.

Harvest Date: March 2019