James Edward Wines 2024 Tumbarumba Chardonnay My ideal Chardonnay is a

My ideal Chardonnay is a cool climate style with generosity on the mid-palate and elegance on the finish

Medium-bodied

where it picked up very minimal colour from the slow pressing process resulting in an enticing light amber colour

and candied ginger on the medium-weighted palate with the slightest hint of tannin and phenolic spice adding nuance and drive to the wine

This wine was made with very little intent or pretense

James Edward Wines 2024 Tumbarumba Chardonnay My ideal Chardonnay is aViticulture The 2024 Chardonnay is made using hand picked fruit grown at Tralee Vineyard in Tumbarumba (Western slopes of the Snowy Mountains). Vinification The fruit was whole bunch pressed to tank where it was cold settled and then racked to large format oak (2nd and 3rd use French puncheons). Both primary and full malolactic fermentation took place naturally with indigenous yeasts bacteria, and a modest addition of SO2 was used at the end of