STONE PADDOCK BY PARITUA CHARDONNAY 2023

Wine Notes

The Stone Paddock Chardonnay is a lightly oaked wine. Showing ripe tropical fruit and peach aromas with fine grapefruit and mineral undertones. The gentle influence of oak accentuates the sweet stonefruit, melon and grapefruit flavours. The texture is creamy and luscious with a fine minerality on the finish.

Viticulture

The Chardonnay is planted on the most western part of the vineyard clones 95 and 15 are grown on a standard two cane canopy. Fruit exposure is limited to achieve excellent flavour and phenolics balance.

Winemaking

Several batches of machine and hand harvested fruit were de-stemmed to press. After a slow pressing cycle the juice was settled and then fermented in both stainless steel tanks and French oak barriques (40%). We use selected yeast strains to create complexity and depth. The wine is kept on yeast lees for several months before blending, fining and filtration.

Best Drinking

This Chardonnay will be a great accompaniment with seafood and poultry dishes, and with time it will grow to a well rounded wine to be drunk with white meat and game fowl dishes. Drink now or cellar up to 2019. Alcohol 13.5% alc Standard drinks (contains 8.0 standard drinks)