Levantine Hill Katherine’s Paddock Chardonnay 2018

Vintage 2018

Varietal blend 100% Chardonnay

Harvest dates: 27 February and 3 March (P58 clone); 28 February and 16 March (Mendoza clone); 1 March and 16 March (Bernard 95 clone).

Bottling date: 27 February 2019

Oak treatment: 100% barrel fermented and matured in a mix of super-premium French oak of 500, 350, 300 and 228-litre capacity from Mercurey, François Freres, Saint
Martin and Taransaud cooperages (22% new) for 10 months.

Alcohol content: 13.5%

Residual sugar <1.0 g/litre

Preservatives Sulphur dioxide (220)

Winemaking
Hand-picked at progressive ripening’s within the blocks, hand-sorted and whole-bunch pressed to tank and settled overnight. No pressings cuts made and given a good squeeze. Minimal SO2 or dry ice protection, only at end of pressing. Racked cloudy juice to barrel with light solids for 100% barrel fermentation utilising natural and cultured yeasts. Aged on lees in barrel with selective stirring on leaner barrels. A portion barrels were allowed to undergo 100% malolactic fermentation.