Forrest Chardonnay 2010
Fruit intensity and flavour complexity are determined in the vineyard; here we exploit known flavour differences between Chardonnay clones, 15, 95 and Mendoza restrained crop levels (6.4-8.2 tonne/ha) and our local knowledge of Marlborough’s differing terroir to maximum effect. The grapes were machine harvested over a 6 day period, with 50% of the press free-run juice being put into new and older oak barriques for high solids primary and secondary malolactic fermentation prior to 10 month yeast autolysis maturation. The remaining 50% of the juice was cool fermented in tanks and aged with yeast lees stirring.

WINEMAKING ANALYSIS

pH

3.45

TA

5.4g/l

Alcohol

13.5%

Residual Sugar

2.5

Harvest Date

31st March - 7th April

Brix at Harvest

23.6º

VITICULTURE

Planting density:
2.8 x 1.5m rows
2.5 x 1.5m rows
Trellis systems:
2 Cane VSP
Canopy management:
Shoot thinned x 1
Leaf plucked x 2
Leaf trimmed x 3
Yield:
6.5 - 8.5 tonne/ha