SHAW & SMITH M3 Chardonnay - Adelaide Hills, South Australia 2023 Bottle VEG/VGN

Description

It’s high, it’s cool, it’s wet, and it’s a great place to grow Chardonnay. The Adelaide Hills has a reputation for high quality, but also has lots of diversity. The majority of fruit for this wine was sourced from our Lenswood, Piccadilly and Lobethal vineyards, grown on loams over clay and quartz, and complemented with fruit from a handful of trusted growers.

Hand-picked grapes are whole bunch pressed, then gently squeezed to the finest French oak barrels for fermentation. Here they spend 9 months, undergoing primary and secondary (malolactic) fermentation. Batches are then blended in stainless steel vats before bottling.

Fresh and fine, with lovely nectarine, and lemon pith flavours. The palate is powerful and textured with fine acidity and trademark M3 fruit intensity at its core.