Stefano Lubiana

Collina Chardonnay

What is so special about the Stefano Lubiana hillside Chardonnay slopes? To find out, you look down, not up. It’s the layer of well-drained coarse gravel that features hereabouts. Its capacity for heat accumulation is fantastic. That encourages early vine activity, and the onset of bud burst during the first few weeks of spring. Stefano Lubiana's best blocks contain tiny plantings of the Mendoza clone (known as the Gin Gin clone in WA), as well as the Penfolds clone, Chardonnay IV10, and a few ‘