2025 Peninsula Chardonnay
Whole bunch pressed straight to French barriques and puncheons, wild fermented and left nine months on lees with regular stirring for depth. Fresh melon and white peach over citrus blossom and a faint saline lift, finishing long and zesty.
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Tasting Notes
NOSE
Fresh melon and white peach with citrus blossom and a faint saline lift.
PALATE
Lively and finely structured, with a savoury edge and a long, zesty finish.
Peninsula
VINTAGE
The 2025 season stands among Victoria's best this century. Calm dry weather during flowering delivered ample fruit set, a rare treat compared to that of recent years. Summer then brought ideal conditions: moderate rain, no extreme heat, and steady ripening that preserved acidity, built structure, and intensified flavour. A truly exceptional vintage for whites and reds alike.
WINEMAKING
The fruit was hand harvested and whole bunch pressed to a mixture of one and two year old French oak barriques (225 litre barrels) and puncheons (500 litre barrels) and was allowed to ferment spontaneously using natural yeast. Some temperature control was exerted over the barrel ferments to ensure the retention of clean fruit characters. The wine was stored, subject to a topping regime, in the same barrels for 9 months, where the lees was stirred back into the wine periodically to add to the complexity and richness. Bottled January 2026.
Best paired with
- Grilled prawns with garlic butter
- Spring pea and mint risotto
- Prawn tempura with lemon