Spinifex Chardonnay 2023 cascina-fontana shellfish and elaborate fish dishes

shellfish and elaborate fish dishes

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

fulsome mouthfeel and gentle tannins

The 2017 is certainly a step up in power

gives it a character that is hard

Spinifex Chardonnay 2023 cascina-fontana shellfish and elaborate fish dishesFruit 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