Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. All Kooyong and Port Phillip Estate wines are entirely domain grown, vinified and bottled.
The Port Phillip Estate vineyard was planted in 1987 and acquired by the Gjergja family in 2000. Located in Red Hill, the ten hectare site is planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc, all on northerly and easterly-facing slopes.
The Port Phillip Estate Chardonnay is a single site wine produced from 1.64 hectares of estate vineyard.
The grapes are gently whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques (11% new), where fermentation takes place without inoculation. After fermentation the wine is aged on lees (without battonage) for 10 months and then aged in concrete tanks for an additional two months. It is bottled without fining and with minimal filtration.
Lemon in colour, the nose offers a complex array of aromas: white peach, florals, flint and citrus. Nectarine and spicy grapefruit flavours emerge on the palate. The vintage has given a slightly fuller and rounder body than usual for this vineyard, yet underpinning it all is Port Phillip’s hallmark acidic spine and chalky finish.
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