Patrick Underwood - 2023 Dash Farms Chardonnay region_Milton It's super delicious to me

It's super delicious to me – very balanced and promising for the years ahead

Temperatures were allowed to spike at 28°C and then slowly dropped back to 24°C for the duration of the ferment

the grapes and then pressed

in the Victorian Pyrenees

pressed and barrel-fermented with native yeasts and minimal sulfur

Patrick Underwood - 2023 Dash Farms Chardonnay region_Milton It's super delicious to meI Clone planted in 1999, N S Orientation on Harcourt granite derived colluvium (quartz and feldspar sand, fine to medium grain). These rows straddle 477m amsl. Farmed by David Braybrook. 2023 was the last of the trio of cool and long ripening vintages beginning in 2021. A cleaner crop than 2022 meant that harvest dates were not restricted by disease pressure. Very beautiful ripening and a balanced crop brought wonderful balance and flavour. The