Personalised Rising One Acre Chardonnay 2021 12.5% 750ML

Personalised Rising One Acre Chardonnay 2021 12.5% 750ML

Tasting Notes

Aroma
Aromas of fresh herbs and pink grapefruit give an immediate impression of the zesty, mouth-watering palate to come, with hints of freshly baked bread and toasty brioche indicative of time in oak.

Palate
The palate has an intense mineral drive of wet rock and sea-spray. Considered use of quality oak adds further complexity to the structure and mouthfeel, and contributes a subtle apple pie character providing balance to this steely chardonnay. A concentrated mid-palate with tension, fruit-drive and power.

Vinification
Hand picked and whole bunch pressed to French oak (25% new) for indigenous ferment. Minimum sulphur was added in early Spring 2021. Although the wine was left unsulphured for a few months, it has not been through malo-lactic fermentation. Racked and filtered in March 2022 after 12 months on full lees in oak.

Vintage notes
2021 was a goldilocks vintage where everything was just right , and the resulting wines can be consumed young or cellared for a while. A vintage of balance, energy, and flavour.

PH
3.15

Acidity
6.5 g/L

Expert Reviews

Ray Jordan
96 Pointsout of 100.
This comes off a single block that is now 30 years old. An impressive Chardonnay combining power, texture and finesse. Savoury minerally aromas with a little chalk dust. The palate has a brightness and vibrancy with depth and a slightly fleshy concentrated middle. Layered and intense with a sustained finish. Subtle hunt of cereal mealiness on the finish.
Wine Pilot8 June 2024

Philip Rich
96 Pointsout of 100.
Made from 30-year-old vines planted on a south-facing slope at Rising in Nillumbik; whole-bunch pressed to French oak (25% new). A brilliant, light green gold. Subtle and engaging with its bouquet of just picked stone fruits, lemon confit, grilled nuts and a whiff of sea spray. Still tightly wound on the saline, compact and satisfying palate. A lovely wine which has still yet to fully hit its straps.
Halliday Wine Companion9 September 2024