2022 Oakdene Liz's Chardonnay

Appearance
Bright pale straw.

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

Palate
Bright and lifted, with a generous core of white stone fruit and citrus crunch. Orange rind, oatmeal and lemon curd filling the palate, with French oak and pithy notes contributing texture and balance.

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 2023.

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

RATINGS & REVIEWS

2023 Geelong Wine Show
Bay 93.9 Geelong Trophy, Wine of Show
Archive AcademyTrophy, Best Oak Matured Chardonnay

2023 Ballarat Wine Show
Steele Chief Trophy for Best Chardonnay

94 points, James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion - 'Wild-yeast fermented and matured in new and used French barriques. The packet of white stone fruit, citrus and acidity gains weight as it moves through to the long finish. Reflects the 50% crop loss'.