2023 Primrose Vineyard Chardonnay
($38.25 Wine Club price)
1975 plantings of the OF (or Gin Gin) Clone of Chardonnay, some of the oldest plantings in South Australia. Less than 1 acre remains. Grown in Ebenezer on the famous Schulz Primrose Vineyard in the Northern Barossa. Handpicked, hand sorted, de-stemmed, before being fermented and aged in a single seasoned French puncheon.
This Chardonnay is light straw, fresh and bright, almost tropical in its youth. Has a brightness that belies its vineyard source. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the next 10 years with someone special
Technical Tasting Notes
2023 Primrose Vineyard Chardonnay
GROWING SEASON
The 2023 Barossa Valley vintage will be remembered as one of the latest vintages in recent memory. After a wet winter the rains continued well into November, it was certainly unlike any other. This meant the growing season was off to a slow start. The Barossa season from this point on was almost perfect. Warmer than the 2022 vintage, but cooler than the long term average.
A vintage that will have a split personality, the great vineyards with the best growers truly excelled; the best wines will be up there with the best we have ever produced. Characterised by the wonderful fruit expression seen in the 2021 vintage combined with the crisp acids seen in the 2022 vintage.
TASTING NOTE
1975 plantings of the OF (or Gin Gin) Clone of Chardonnay, some of the oldest plantings in South Australia. Less than 1 acre remains. Grown in Ebenezer on the famous Schulz Primrose Vineyard in the Northern Barossa. This Chardonnay is light straw, fresh and bright, almost tropical but undeniably tight and restrained in its youth. Has a brightness that belies its vineyard source. A wonderful wine to enjoy over the next 10 years with someone special.
Region/Sub Region: 100% Barossa Valley/Ebenezer
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol: 13.5%
Production: 1300 bottles
Cellaring: 5 years plus
Serve: This wine will match well with a variety of seafood and salad dishes in its youth before developing secondary characters after 3-4 years and providing a perfect match for more robust Fish, Chicken and Pork based dishes with age.
Winemaker: Andrew Seppelt
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