Cassegrain 2021 Stone Circle Chardonnay

WINE STYLE

Bright and fresh aromas of lemon peel, a touch of vanilla, medium body, fresh acidity, melon and a touch of oak.

ORIGIN

50% Hilltops

45% Tumbarumba

5% Orange

CLIMATE

Cool temperate

WINEMAKERS

John Cassegrain (Chief Winemaker)

Alex Cassegrain (Senior Winemaker)

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Clarified juice fermented using inoculated yeast cultures in temperature control stainless steel vessels. At 4 Baume , 70% of the volume was transferred to 500 litre French and Hungarian barrels to complete fermentation and aging on yeast lees until blending and bottling. The remaining 30% completed fermentation in stainless steel vessels. Malo-lactic fermentation was induced in 50% of the barrels and all the stainless steel portion of the wine.

WINE ANALYSIS

Alcohol by Volume:  12.5%

Acidity (T/A):    6.2g/L

pH:        3.39

Residual Sugar:    <2g/L

Bottled    October 2021

Released    November 2021