Ros Ritchie Chardonnay 2021 (6 Bottles) Mansfield

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Hand-picked in mid-March, the delicious fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak Foudre and puncheons for 3 months. Aromas of ripe nectarines and white peach, with nutty tones and subtle vanillin characters. Elegant and stylish with texture and complexity.

Hand-picked in mid March from two vineyards – the Baxendale vineyard and Collina del Rey. The fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak Foudre and puncheons, then matured there for 3 months. Aromas of ripe nectarines and white peach, with nutty tones and subtle vanillin characters. Elegant and stylish with texture and complexity, it will be a wine able to be cellared for up to 10 years.

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About Ros Ritchie

After graduating from Roseworthy at the end of 1981, Ros returned home to Victoria to help establish and set up the Delatite winery. She was the winemaker for Delatite for the next 25 years, producing and growing the range of wines; these included the classic aromatics, methode champenoise sparkling, as well as red varietals and blends.

Many of these wines gained consistent critical acclaim both nationally and internationally, with 13 trophies, 39 Gold, 67 Silver and over 210 Bronze medals.

Over the years she took several opportunities to travel within France, Germany and Italy several times, but especially to Alsace, Baden, the Mosel, Rheingau and Pfalz, whose wines strengthened her passion for riesling and gewürztraminer and stimulated her interest in pinot gris…

This is the venture of Ros Ritchie and husband John. Ros was winemaker at the Ritchie familys Delatite winery from 1981 to 2006, but moved on to establish her own winery with John in 08. They lease a vineyard (merlot and cabernet sauvignon) close to Mansfield and source their white wines from growers who work in tandem with them to provide high- quality grapes. Foremost are Gumbleton, Retief and Baxendale Vineyards, the last planted by the very experienced viticulturist Jim Baxendale (and wife Ruth) high above the King River Valley. All the vineyards are managed with minimal spray regimes.

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