Jackson Brooke 'Cobbobonee Vineyard' Chardonnay 2022 lessona-doc Well worth laying down

Well worth laying down

destemmed and cold soaked for 5 days before being allowed to warm to start fermentation

but also laid down for a decade or so

starting 10 days earlier than 2020

matching intensity and complexity in every delicious mouthful

Jackson Brooke 'Cobbobonee Vineyard' Chardonnay 2022 lessona-doc Well worth laying downWhole Bunch pressed to old puncheons for ferment (2 puncheons total, 100% barrel ferment and aging). Wild ferment took place over the course of 10 12 days followed by full spontaneous MLF in barrel. SO2 addition at the beginning of June. No lees stirring and no wine movement until March 2023. Racked off gross lees prior to bottling with a small top up so2 addition. Not Fined or Filtered, bottled 15th April 2023.