Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 savannieres Langton’s Classification – Excellent

Langton’s Classification – Excellent

3 tonnes/hectare (equivalent to about 1 tonne/acre across all blocks)

Concentrated and complex with good minerality

Multiple dishes pair well with this wine because of its very pleasant balance

Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 savannieres Langton’s Classification – ExcellentThe 2023 Chardonnay was showing all the right flavours very early in the season, based on this I picked it on these flavours, and was happy to ride the searing acid in the juice. I love malolactic fermentation in Chardonnay so after oxidising the juice (house style) and barrelling down straight from the press, I let the wine sit in barrel for what seemed an eternity. Around Christmas time I tasted the orchard barrels selected two I flew reflected the