Levantine Hill Estate

Glen Garvald Yara Valley Chardonnay 2023

This single-vineyard wine represents our first steps in exploring
the clonal possibilities for extending and enhancing the future
prospects for continued premium Chardonnay production on the
Yarra Valley floor in a warming climate. Incorporating a lead from
the historic practice of the warm region southern Rhône Valley
whereby complementary companion varieties are blended
together to provide further structure, harmony and complexity,
we have incorporated a small percentage of Grenache Blanc in
this first point of our learning curve. The wine walks a measured
line between tension and weight, sinew and silk.
Aromas of white nectarine, Makrut leaf, lime marmalade,
nashi pear, jasmine bud, pyrethrum daisy, creamed
acadamia and marzipan abound. The palate walks a fine
line of tautness and relief, featuring grapefruit pith, lemon
thyme, nougat and Artemesia, Weighted and moreish tactile
phenolics help draw the palate to a long finish. This wine is
suitable for vegans.