Singlefile Single Vineyard Chardonnay Denmark Family Reserve 750mL

Singlefile Single Vineyard Chardonnay Denmark Family Reserve 750mLWalking the Singlefile vineyard in the Denmark sub-region of the Great Southern we classify our chardonnay fruit and determine the ideal picking time to produce a cool-climate chardonnay with both power and finesse. Planted in 1989, the vineyard straddles the 35-degree latitude line and is 60 metres above sea level. The vineyard slopes north north-west in fertile well drained Karri loam soils with abundant micro fauna and flora. The vineyard is a very slow ripening and tends to maintain its natural acidity while developing flavour. The 2018 fruit, harvested by hand on 3rd April, was chilled overnight, then whole bunch pressed and fermented in 40% new and 60% one-year old French oak barriques from the Francois Freres, Seguin Moreau and Ermitage cooperages. The wine spent eight months in oak with partial (~12% malolactic fermentation to develop mouth feel), with lees stirring occurring at weekly intervals during the firs