2020 JC's Own Morialta Chardonnay

Barrel fermented, lees aged for 15 months, zippy, tight and toasty. This example of chardonnay shows a bit of Barossa breeding, a bit more oxidised, structured and full bodied than the normal hills examples, but with zippy acidity that interplays with toasty lees characters. Hand harvested and pressed as 100% whole clusters. Pressings remaining separate. Barrel fermented in new and seasoned French oak puncheons and barriques. Aged on lees for 18 months before bottling with no fining or filtration.