White Noise
Hand harvested bunches were foot stomped then basket pressed. The juice was settled for 48 hours, then racked to barrel. No sulphur or carbon dioxide was used at this stage – oxidative handling.
A few days after being put to barrel the wild fermentation began and resulted in a slow steady ferment. Wild malo-lactic fermentation began as soon as primary was complete, with the wine resting on gross lees for 12 months. One demi-barrique (112L) French oak barrel was used - no new oak. The wine was racked a couple of times before bottling unfined and unfiltered.
2025 White Noise Chardonnay
100% Waima River – Southern Coast, Clone 95 Chardonnay, planted 2006. Hand harvested 14th of March 2025.
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154 Bottles
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Tasting Notes
This is our first collaboration with our mates down at Sawcut, Vineyard. The free-draining soil with limestone deposits have shaped this wine.
Citrus. Mineral. Floral
Alc. 14.1%
pH 3.3
TA 5.9 g/L
RS 0.6 g/L
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