Tumbarumba Chardonnay //​ Even Keel

A generous yet clean, and fresh wine, with plenty of fruit to explore from the mid-palate onward. Light on it's feet, with an expressive and layered texture. Picked at 11 Baum - which offers generosity, rather than 'fatness' and still far and away from lean, mean, and green. styles. It's all about telling the story of the vineyard in that year and being loyal to that.

Winemaker

Sam Coverdale

Farming

Practising organic.

Region

Tumbarumba, New South Wales

Vineyard

A 7 hour drive from Mornington Peninsula. The fruit was originally grown for larger 'Aussie Chardy' blends than consolidated many of Tumbarumba's small sites.  This is the story of a vineyard that represents the resurgence of small growers. The site is owned and managed by Cathy Gairne, whose practices are sustainable in philosophy and organic in practice, but not certified. The vineyard is 700m above sea level and very sadly was significantly affected in the 2020 Australian bushfires.

Grapes

Chardonnay

Winemaking

Fermented in barrel with full solids - natural / ambient yeasts used - whilst fermentation is closely regarded to ensure that there are no faults developing that would detract from the expression of the vineyard or the vintage. Natural malolactic is used - not may not be 100 percent.