The 2023 growing season was the fourth cool season in a row. These 2020-2023 La Nina seasons will be remembered for their challenges, but also the lovely elegant wines they have produced. Cool is one thing, but wet and humid is another, Extreme October-December rains and high humidity kept the vineyard team on it’s toes. Keeping the vineyard disease free and balanced during this period was the key to this wonderful vintage. From Jan-April we saw welcome dry periods with all fruit picked between March 10th and April 4th. vibrant flavorsome balanced Chardonnay and Pinot Noir the highlights with our Rose a trademark pale fruit driven, chalky and fine boned beauty.

Very pale luminescent green color and brilliant in the glass. on The nose is powerful with huge notes of grapefruit and lime. Background grilled nuts from classy French oak influence, its enticing and intense. The palate is poised and powerful, with line and length and beautiful natural soft acid line, typical of our cool site. This wine will look terrific over the medium term

This Yarra Valley Chardonnay was made from fruit sourced entirely from Medhurst Estate Vineyard. Picked earlier then the Estate vineyard this blend of I10V1 clone 60% and Mendoza clone 40% was handpicked on two cool mornings the 14th and 15th March. Whole bunch pressed the next day the juice fermented in French oak (20% new) where Indigenous fermentation in barrel lasted around one month. The wine spent 6 months in oak before blending with full solids into tank. The wine was bottled with minimal filtration on August 22nd, 2023.

Try with Oysters natural and lemon rounds.