Spinifex Chardonnay 2023 cascina-fontana in an easy register without

in an easy register without any tubular tannin strength and releasing into a sour-herbal balsamic stretch to finish

traces of black olive and spice sit beneath

this wine will come into its own after two years but has an ageing potential 10 of depending on the vintage

this wine has a glittering core of minerality

open fermenters before maturation in barrique and puncheon (8% new)

Spinifex Chardonnay 2023 cascina-fontana in an easy register withoutFruit was hand harvested in the cool of the morning and then chilled overnight prior to full destemming and crushing the following day. The must was left to macerate for 4 hours prior to gentle pressing. Around 50% of the juice was transferred directly to barrel ex press, the balance roughly settled for 18 hrs before being filled to wood. Fermentation was undertaken by indigenous yeasts entirely in wood, around 70% new. Fermentation progressed at