Merricks Estate Chardonnay 2022 condado-de-haza Careful grape selection and thorough

Careful grape selection and thorough inspection during the pressing phase

The resulting wine has a racy personality with floral and lime zest aromas leading to a mineral-inflected

and the 2020 is seductively scented with a rumbling of dark fruits

grapefruit pith and ripe apple-skin aromas and flavours combined with that trademark racy dryness

The remainder is cropped from Block 1

Merricks Estate Chardonnay 2022 condado-de-haza Careful grape selection and thoroughThe Merricks Estate Chardonnay was made from two batches of grapes and treated differently. The first batch was picked 10 days earlier than the second batch and was fermented with wild yeast and went through its malo naturally. The second batch was picked at a higher sugar levels and the juice had skin contact before being inoculated with yeast and subsequently induced Malo oak treatment was the same for both batches. Both batches were blended