Holm Oak

Chardonnay

Winemaking notes 2021 was a fantastic year for our Chardonnay with great acid balance and fruit concentration. We picked the fruit when the flavour profile was in the citrus/nectarine spectrum. The fruit was pressed to tank and allowed to settle for 24 hours and then racked to barrel (30% new French oak and 70% 1-4 year old). The wine underwent 100% natural fermentation, and 30% malolactic fermentation. The wine was matured in oak for 10 months prior to bottling. Tasting notes This is an elegant, refined cool climate Chardonnay. The nose displays aromas of citrus fruit, apricot kernel and white peach with spicy integrated oak, whilst the palate has lovely textural richness as a result of malolactic fermentation extended time on lees, however it finishes with fine, minerally acidity.