Seresin Chardonnay Reserve 2018

A wholly complete expression of Chardonnay, that brings both elegance and depth of concentration. Considered picking and mindful use of oak has created a wine of great symmetry, that shows both ripe tropical fruits and savoury, smokey complexity and finishes with slaty mineral acidity. Bone dry and with a low pH, this wine will age beautifully for many years to come.

Certified organic fruit was hand-picked from the rich, clay-based slopes of our biodynamically certified Raupo Creek vineyard in the Omaka Valley.

Certified organic grapes were selectively harvested by hand at the beginning of April, with only the clean bunches being picked. The fruit was 100% whole bunch pressed and the subsequent juice racked direct into oak puncheons and barriques, whereby it fermented naturally for 8-10 weeks. The wine then completed malolactic fermentation naturally. After 15 months in oak on lees, with occasional stirring, the components were racked, blended and filtered prior to bottling. The overall blend consists of 82% puncheon, 18% barrique. 21% new, 20% 1yr old, 14% 2 yr old and the balance in neutral oak. 100% mindfully selected French oak.