Spring Seed Wine Co 'Four O'Clock' Chardonnay Size::12 Bottle Case picked by hand and crushed

picked by hand and crushed in small batches

Palate: blackberries

where vines up to 75 years old sit on deep sandy soils with ironstone over limestone

I love the unabashed intensity of this warm vintage

50% whole bunch and 50% destemmed

Spring Seed Wine Co 'Four O'Clock' Chardonnay Size::12 Bottle Case picked by hand and crushedThe trick to making Chardonnay (and any whites, actually) in a Mediterranean climate like McLaren Vale is to get the grapes into the winery nice and cool, which means they are usually picked at night. Picking in the cool of the night helps maintain acidity. We make our Four oclock Chardonnay in batches, so that when it comes to blending the final wine, we have a few options to use to create a flavoursome and complex wine. Some grapes are fermented in