2023 Wirra Wirra The 12th Man Chardonnay

• Producer: Wirra Wirra Vineyards
• Varietal: Chardonnay
• Region: Adelaide Hills
• Alcohol: 12.0%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2023
• Cellar until 2028

Fermented and matured in French oak for eight months, the majority in 500L puncheons with 22% of barrels being their first use.
 

Vinification
Handpicked grapes were whole bunch pressed and the free run component of the juice filled to French oak for spontaneous, wild fermentation. Upon completion of primary ferment, all barrels were tasted weekly to monitor the increasing complexity and malolactic activity as lees stirring was introduced. Over eight months in oak, the majority of barrels remained unsulfured on lees however some were sulphured at various stages through maturation to capture natural
acidity and fruit brightness.

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