Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
Bright Straw yellow. So dense. Saline, wet rock, cinnamon and
sandalwood. Savoury brioche and a hint of garrigue - rosemary
flowers, bay leaves, green olive. Tightly coiled with a flinty
grapefruit core, which unfurls to white blossom to follow the
saline mineral drive. Searingly long. Where Rising truly shines.
Vintage
A challenging vintage to pair with a challenging year in general .
Spring 2019 was cool, windy and wet resulting in low crops due
to poor fruit set . Temperatures remained moderate, and rain
throughout the harvest period provided challenging conditions.
Overall , the coolish and wet weather resulted in low sugars
(therefore a lcohols) and crisp, refreshing acidity.
Vineyard
Single Vineyard. A blend of Birdwood (P58/south facing), BIBS
(I10V5 & Bernard 76/west facing), House (P58/nor th-west
facing), Number 1 (Bernard 95/south facing) blocks.
Vinification
Hand picked, whole bunch pressed, indigenous yeast ferment
in French oak barrels (a mix of puncheons and hogsheads) –
23% new. Some barrels were lef t to go through malo-lactic
fermentation (maybe 15%). The wine was left on lees in barrel for
10 months before racking into tank with fine lees for a further 3
months to integrate before bottling.
