Hand picked, foot stomped and whole bunch pressed. Transferred to oak without settling, uninoculated ferment and malolactic fermentation. Aged for 12 months on full lees without SO2, then racked and blended and aged in a concrete Tulipe on fine lees for another 6 months over a second winter. Bottled unfined and unfiltered in September 2023.

Hand-picked, dry grown old vine Mendoza Chardonnay from the Springs Vineyard on Omihi clay soils, planted between 1982-1986. Pyramid Valley has been leasing this vineyard since 2019, which is managed without synthetic chemicals or fertilizers.
Harvested: 13 - 14 April 2022.

Golden lemon hue. Intense, complex aromas of grilled cashews, flint, river stones and the smells of a citrus orchard on a summer day. Concentrated and intense, but light and flowing on the palate. Stone fruits and citrus flavours supported by a saline mineral structure, long and salivating!