L.A.S Vino Wildberry Springs Chardonnay 2024

VINEYARD
Sitting in the heart of Willyabrup, growing on rich gravelly loam soils, this 30 year old vineyard is immaculate, with no vines out of place, it's almost perfect. It took a few years of begging to be able to pick fruit from this vineyard.  Planted by John Durack, who’s family were the first to bring cattle over the top end into the Kimberly. The vineyard is all gin-gin clone chardonnay. Tiny concentrated bunches full of flavour.
 
WINEMAKING
Handpicked first thing in the morning, chilled overnight, whole bunch pressed and fermented/ matured in 50% amphora of different shapes and sizes. We hope that the different sized vessels of different porosity provide differing fermentation kinetics and oxygen uptake into the wine.  Providing complexity and depth in the same way different oak barrels are used. The remaining 50% is fermented and aged in oak barrels to provide familiarity and structure. A partial natural malolactic fermentation occurred during its time in vessel softening the edges of the wine and providing length and depth.
 
WINE
Purity is the word that I think every time I try this wine. Purity and elegance. Pure flavours of Willyabrup chardonnay, peach lemon, lime, green apple, a touch of cream and a hint of flint and struck match.  The wine will age gracefully for 10 years if cellared correctly.