Holm Oak Chardonnay 2008

NOTES

Holm Oak Vineyards was established in 1983, and takes its name from the Holm Oak trees planted on the property. The vineyard is owned by Ian and Robyn Wilson and is leased by Rebecca and her partner Tim Duffy. Rebecca is a qualified winemaker and Holm Oak is one of the few smaller family owned wineries who produce and make their own wines on site. This allows for greater individuality of the wines as Rebecca has full control of the wines from the vineyard through to the bottle. The individual attention that she is able to devote to each parcel of fruit ensures that each wine has its own unique personality.

Rebecca is a qualified winemaker with 10 years of winemaking experience including vintages in McLaren Vale Coonawarra, Napa Valley. She most recently worked at Capel Vale Wines in Western Australia where she was senior winemaker. Tim is an agronomist with extensive viticultural experience. He was born and bred in Nyah, near Swan Hill in Victoria, and his family have a long and successful viticultural history.

TASTING NOTES

The fruit for this wine was picked at 12.7 Baume when the grapes showed maximum fruit intensity. The fruit was destemmed and pressed and the juice was allowed to cold settle for 2 days prior to racking. Some light lees was included in the juice to add extra mouthfeel to the palate. The juice was fermented on 0.5g/L of French Oak staves to add texture and intensity to the wine without making the wine appear oaky. The wine was left on yeast lees for 4 months prior to racking, fining and filtration.

This is a lightly oaked, fruit driven style of Chardonnay. The nose shows aromas of stone fruit, pineapple and lime, whilst the palate is has a full creamy texture.