RockBare Chardonnay 2015
Dry
6.41
3.09
13.5
This is a real show stopper. It’s textural and nutty with delicate honeydew melon and peach flavours mingling with ginger, toast and spice, partly due to the wild ferments that give added complexity and funk. With masses of creamy texture balanced by limey acidity, to say this chardonnay is delicious is an understatement. Enjoy it with chicken, crayfish or runny aged brie.
Ripe stone fruit, lifted citrus blossom and an intriguing note of green papaya abound along with a waft of freshly cut hay and a calming trace of oatmeal and spice.
100% Chardonnay
Blended post completion of primary fermentation then lees stirred once a week for 8 months. Bottled under sleek and classy Stelvin LUX screwcap to retain freshness.
A fleshy, rich palate of peach, syrupy fig and yellow nectarine are complimented by furtive hints of guava and kiwi before entwining with a soothing passionfruit curd creaminess. The textural mid palate harbours a wealth of toasted hazelnut along with subtle spice and butterscotch notes, enhanced by a mealy complexity from eight months lees stirring. The cleansing acidity vibrantly supports the palate whilst balancing the light, drying phenolics and lingering zesty ruby grapefruit finish.
Machine harvested during the cool of the night in late February 2015. Primarily long
cool ferments in stainless steel, with aromatic yeasts to retain freshness as well as a small
percentage fermented naturally in large format oak.
Dry
6.41
3.09
13.5
2015 was quite an erratic season with the last of the winter rains being all but finished by July. Warm and dry conditions ensued from here on which then led to early and quick flowering. This pattern continued until a storm front lashed the countryside for a couple of days towards the end of January. Fortunately mould and mildew outbreaks didn’t become an issue as the dry earth happily accepted the deluge and cool evening breezes ensured the canopies dried out. These very cool and unseasonal conditions however continued, for a few weeks until the warmth returned. With this warmth I’m sure came great confusion for the vines as at this point they poured seemingly all their resources into guaranteeing the fruit ripened at a prodigious rate. The cool evenings however ensured we retained a great deal of natural acidity so they have great structure and purity. Also as the days weren’t too hot and ripening was so prolonged flavor development was exceptional. The result is a Chardonnay that is tropically pungent, with brilliant zesty acidity, along with some real depth and presence