DCB Wine Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2024A fourth vintage from this site for the 2024 vintage, this wine was made from an East facing slope in the Upper Yarra. 26 year old vines from Gladysdale provide the backbone of this wine which was picked on the 10 3 23, whole bunch pressed to tank for 24 hours and then racked to barrel on full solids. Fermentation took approx 13 days and then the wine was stirred on lees once per week post fermentation. MLF was neither encouraged nor discouraged

Approx 3 weeks on skins then pressed to barrel (30% new/70% seasoned) to complete MLF

The wine was racked to tank in January

The wine was racked to tank

5Be on the 26th of April

MLF was neither encouraged nor discouraged before SO2 was added in early May

this wine is from the Northernmost and Southernmost points of the Yarra Valley

Fermentation took approx 9 days and then the wine was stirred on lees once per week post fermentation

pressed to mixture of oak (10% new/90% seasoned) to complete MLF after approx 16 days on skins

The wine was

whole bunch pressed to tank for 24 hours and then racked to barrel on full solids

chinotto and sarsaparilla on the nose with medium palate

Savoury wine