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Chardonnay - Hillier Blanc 2021100% Estate Grown Chardonnay, vineyard planted by Richard Karlo in 2009 Hand harvested fruit, 15kg totes, late September 2021 Whole cluster pressed in a water pressure basket press Spontaneous fermentation with a pied de cuve Alcoholic fermentation 50% second fill oak and 50% stainless steel Partial malolactic fermentation Unfiltered & unfined Lightly sulphured after malo & at bottling Bottled in December of 2023 Review by Rick Van Sickle, 92 points

· - unfiltered & unfined

red currants

that’s not quite the way it works

Aromas are quite lifted and almost tropical with a floral and notes

ripe red apple

pristine saline and wet stones with subtle spice notes

Barrels were gifted to Last House by James Lahti in 2019

It shows much less of the reductive notes on both the nose and palate that this tiny parcel in Hillier is prone to impart

peach tart

So many layers of intrigue in this personable Chardonnay

October 17th 2024

citrus marmalade