Appearance
Very pale straw.

Bouquet
Complex bouquet, with notes of green apple, white peach, and citrus rind with barrel ferment characters.

Palate
Bright and lifted, with a fine core of white stone fruit and citrus. Lemon rind, oatmeal and taut acidity driving the palate, with French oak and pithy notes contributing texture, balance and length.

Fermentation
Hand harvested Chardonnay was pressed and transferred to barrel for fermentation using wild yeast. Post ferment lees stirring was conducted on a fortnightly basis. The wine underwent partial (10%) malolactic fermentation, and was matured in French oak barriques (30% new) for 11 months prior to bottling in February 2024.

Conclusion
Enjoy now with food or cellar for 4 to 8 years.

REVIEWS & RATINGS

95 Points, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion - 'Made with 10% mlf and matured in French barriques (30% new). A bright green gold. Restrained, with aromas of white nectarines, hazelnuts and a complexing waft of sea spray. Nicely delineated on the well-balanced, taut, saline and long palate. Will be even better 12–24 months from now. Good stuff'.

94 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - 'It’s been a few years between drinks for Oakdene and me, though I must say, this is very much ‘hail-fellow-well-met’.  A little a la mode struck match, white peach, lime and lime rind, almond, with light biscuitty oak. It’s bright, has some citrus and green apple tang, green olive, lots of zip and energy, some cashew creamy richness in with that, plenty of chalk dust and flinty grip to texture, with a lively grapefruity finish of excellent length. It’s modern, but drinks really well, and gee, it has a pulse too. Very good Chardonnay. Very'.