NOTES FROM THE WINEMAKER: This wine has brightness and clarity of light and aroma. It is well gathered and has harmony across the overall taste. There is an air of antiquity in this style yet a new world lift which makes for a very satisfying glass of wine. Warm and delicious, fine yet complex reflecting its true sense of belonging.

Opou Vineyard is an old vineyard planted with a mixture of Chardonnay selections. The soil type is complex clay loam over river derived silts giving wines of aroma and texture. Hand-picked grapes were gently pressed with the resulting juice being put into small French Oak barrels where they waited until the fermentation started in its’ own time. Only 12% of the oak was new however 100% of the wine enjoyed the secondary malo-lactic fermentation to soften the palate and increase texture. For over 12 months the wine aged in oak, then was assembled in stainless steel tanks to rest before being bottled on the property.

2012 was a cold vintage giving fresh uplifted nerve to the young wines. Immediately the eye is stimulated by the shining brightness this wine gives off. We call it luminosity. It is yellow and very clear. Drink between 2013 – 2017.

BioGro Certified Organic, Demeter Certified Biodynamic, Grown and Bottled on the Property, Dry Farmed & Carbon Negative

Total acidity: 5.5g/l
pH: 3.60
Alcohol: 13.0%
Residual Sugar: 1.0g/l
Harvest dates: 27th March 2012
Bottled on: 30th September 2013
Released on: 15th August 2013