Alkimi 'Willowlake Vineyard' Chardonnay 2021

AT FIRST SIP- The appearance is pale straw. The aroma shows notes of lemon balm, grapefruit notes with white peaches. Savoury nuances of toasty oak and lanolin combine with notes of the Italian fennel biscuit Taralli. 

$43.00

AT FIRST SIP- The appearance is pale straw. The aroma shows notes of lemon balm, grapefruit notes with white peaches. Savoury nuances of toasty oak and lanolin combine with notes of the Italian fennel biscuit Taralli. 

About This Wine

The Willowlake vineyard has featured for numerous years in the Alkimi range with Pinot Noir and this is the first release of Willowlake Chardonnay. This Chardonnay block is the lowest altitude at the entire vineyard at 160masl and the clone is the I10V1. Soils are fluvial deposits of gravel, clay, sand and silt over marine derived silt stone and mudstone. The grapes were hand picked 11th March and whole bunch pressed to puncheons. A wild fermentation was conducted and malolactic fermentation was inhibited. After 9 months on lees, the wine was bottled in January 2022 unfined and unfiltered

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The Yarra Valley in Victoria, Australia is a premium wine region within easy driving distance of Melbourne. Famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, Sparkling wine as well as cool climate Shiraz also does well here. Some fantastic Rhone varietals are also being explored with exciting results.
Based in the Yarra Valley, winemaker Stuart displays his crush for all things Rhone Valley with his range of wines. Exhibiting some pure and gorgeous classic styles as well as some 'park wine' vibes with a few experimental bottlings. 
Stu has worked hard to identify tiny plots in single vineyards that offer the characteristics he is seeking. With such small production this offers him the opportunity to be meticulous and uncompromising in his standards.

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