Forester EstateMargaret River Premium Chardonnay 2025
Dry, Medium Bodied style of Chardonnay
Margaret River, Australia
About this product
Dry, Medium Bodied style of ChardonnayMargaret River, AustraliaGrape variety - 100% Chardonnay (Gingin clone).
Oak maturation - 9 months in 22% new and 78% 1-4 year old French Barriques.
Typical analysis - 12.6% Alc Vol. 7.5 Standard Drinks.
Colour - Pale straw.
Aroma -Elegant and complex with a flinty, minerality and a saline - seashell character. There is creamy nougat with fennel, balanced toasty okay and subtle gunflint.
Palate -Medium bodied with fine acidity and a creamy texture. There’s fennel, citrus, creamy lees and integrated toasty oak. The wine finishes with refreshing natural acidity and subtle toast.
Food matches -Pumpkin ravioli, grilled veal chops fresh seafood.
Peak drinking - Drink upon release or over the following 5 - 6 years.
Viticulture -Our Chardonnay vines were meticulously managed to ensure a balanced crop was ripened during the mild vintage of 2025. Picking of our best chardonnay commenced on the 17th of February and was completed on the 1st of March.
Winemaking -The fruit was must chilled on the way to the press. After pressing off skins and separating press fractions, the juice was allowed to settle naturally before racking to achieve a desired level of solids. The juice was then transferred to French oak barriques and puncheons to commence fermentation with a mix of inoculated and wild fermentation. Stirring of the yeast lees continued for seven months before the wine was allowed to clarify and rest on lees.
Storage and Bottling -Bottled in December 2025 under screwcap into a premium burgundy bottle. This closure should extend the cellaring life of the wine.
Oak maturation - 9 months in 22% new and 78% 1-4 year old French Barriques.
Typical analysis - 12.6% Alc Vol. 7.5 Standard Drinks.
Colour - Pale straw.
Aroma -Elegant and complex with a flinty, minerality and a saline - seashell character. There is creamy nougat with fennel, balanced toasty okay and subtle gunflint.
Palate -Medium bodied with fine acidity and a creamy texture. There’s fennel, citrus, creamy lees and integrated toasty oak. The wine finishes with refreshing natural acidity and subtle toast.
Food matches -Pumpkin ravioli, grilled veal chops fresh seafood.
Peak drinking - Drink upon release or over the following 5 - 6 years.
Viticulture -Our Chardonnay vines were meticulously managed to ensure a balanced crop was ripened during the mild vintage of 2025. Picking of our best chardonnay commenced on the 17th of February and was completed on the 1st of March.
Winemaking -The fruit was must chilled on the way to the press. After pressing off skins and separating press fractions, the juice was allowed to settle naturally before racking to achieve a desired level of solids. The juice was then transferred to French oak barriques and puncheons to commence fermentation with a mix of inoculated and wild fermentation. Stirring of the yeast lees continued for seven months before the wine was allowed to clarify and rest on lees.
Storage and Bottling -Bottled in December 2025 under screwcap into a premium burgundy bottle. This closure should extend the cellaring life of the wine.
Grape variety - 100% Chardonnay (Gingin clone).
Oak maturation - 9 months in 22% new and 78% 1-4 year old French Barriques.
Typical analysis - 12.6% Alc Vol. 7.5 Standard Drinks.
Colour - Pale straw.
Aroma -Elegant and complex with a flinty, minerality and a saline - seashell character. There is creamy nougat with fennel, balanced toasty okay and subtle gunflint.
Palate -Medium bodied with fine acidity and a creamy texture. There’s fennel, citrus, creamy lees and integrated toasty oak. The wine finishes with refreshing natural acidity and subtle toast.
Food matches -Pumpkin ravioli, grilled veal chops fresh seafood.
Peak drinking - Drink upon release or over the following 5 - 6 years.
Viticulture -Our Chardonnay vines were meticulously managed to ensure a balanced crop was ripened during the mild vintage of 2025. Picking of our best chardonnay commenced on the 17th of February and was completed on the 1st of March.
Winemaking -The fruit was must chilled on the way to the press. After pressing off skins and separating press fractions, the juice was allowed to settle naturally before racking to achieve a desired level of solids. The juice was then transferred to French oak barriques and puncheons to commence fermentation with a mix of inoculated and wild fermentation. Stirring of the yeast lees continued for seven months before the wine was allowed to clarify and rest on lees.
Storage and Bottling -Bottled in December 2025 under screwcap into a premium burgundy bottle. This closure should extend the cellaring life of the wine.
Oak maturation - 9 months in 22% new and 78% 1-4 year old French Barriques.
Typical analysis - 12.6% Alc Vol. 7.5 Standard Drinks.
Colour - Pale straw.
Aroma -Elegant and complex with a flinty, minerality and a saline - seashell character. There is creamy nougat with fennel, balanced toasty okay and subtle gunflint.
Palate -Medium bodied with fine acidity and a creamy texture. There’s fennel, citrus, creamy lees and integrated toasty oak. The wine finishes with refreshing natural acidity and subtle toast.
Food matches -Pumpkin ravioli, grilled veal chops fresh seafood.
Peak drinking - Drink upon release or over the following 5 - 6 years.
Viticulture -Our Chardonnay vines were meticulously managed to ensure a balanced crop was ripened during the mild vintage of 2025. Picking of our best chardonnay commenced on the 17th of February and was completed on the 1st of March.
Winemaking -The fruit was must chilled on the way to the press. After pressing off skins and separating press fractions, the juice was allowed to settle naturally before racking to achieve a desired level of solids. The juice was then transferred to French oak barriques and puncheons to commence fermentation with a mix of inoculated and wild fermentation. Stirring of the yeast lees continued for seven months before the wine was allowed to clarify and rest on lees.
Storage and Bottling -Bottled in December 2025 under screwcap into a premium burgundy bottle. This closure should extend the cellaring life of the wine.
Medium bodied white wines have a lightly textured mouthfeel with moderate flavour impact. Often pale lemon coloured to pale gold.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- RegionMargaret River
- Current Vintage2025
- Standard Drinks7.5
- Alcohol Volume12.6%
- CountryAustralia
- StateWestern Australia
- Brand NameForester Estate
- Wine MakerKevin McKay and Todd Payne
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
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