2023 Dormilona Clayface Chardonnay

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Premium Margaret River Chardonnay naturally fermented in terracotta amphora.
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
2 Reviews

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The Clayface wines are a micro batch winemaking project from innovative Margaret River winemaker, Josephine Perry.

The Clayface Chardonnay is picked the same day as the Dormilona Chardonnay from Jo's little organic vineyard in Wallcliffe. A small portion of fruit is kept separate, basket pressed directly to terracotta amphora and left alone to gently go through natural ferment and malo.

A whisper of sulphur the only addition on its way to bottle. It's a tiny release of this incredibly charismatic Chardonnay and it is in hot demand.

95 points
"No oak at all as Clayface is an amphora wine; the fruit is basket pressed to a single Italian amphora... The palate is invigorating, with ginger spice, galangal, and there’s a tanginess offset by a light layer of butter/cream, but oh-so light. It’s complex, energising and different. Yup, minuscule quantities."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points
"This has some mojo. Succulent texture with a rub of granitic chew, elements of terracotta and briny savouriness amongst peach, nectarine and cumquat sweet-sour tang. Exotic in a way, but pleasingly so, very even and well balanced in flavours, evocatively perfumed and generally, wildly drinkable. Lots of charm and x-factor here. Keen."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

95 points - "No oak at all as Clayface is an amphora wine; the fruit is basket pressed to a single Italian amphora. This started out shy on the aromatic front, even if the palate came out textural and seductive. It’s worth decanting so that all the aromas and flavours are revealed: stone fruit, dabs of Meyer lemon and preserved lemon, too. The palate is invigorating, with ginger spice, galangal, and there’s a tanginess offset by a light layer of butter/cream, but oh-so light. It’s complex, energising and different. Yup, minuscule quantities." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "This has some mojo. Succulent texture with a rub of granitic chew, elements of terracotta and briny savouriness amongst peach, nectarine and cumquat sweet-sour tang. Exotic in a way, but pleasingly so, very even and well balanced in flavours, evocatively perfumed and generally, wildly drinkable. Lots of charm and x-factor here. Keen." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
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2 reviews
  • TN
    Terry N.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    6 months ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    love it

    pure, complex.

  • EE
    Emma E.
    Verified Buyer
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Beginner
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Really different and delicious!

    Not big and buttery but delicious nevertheless!

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Clayface Chardonnay is purely made in amphora. Hand harvested grapes in the cool morning then simply basket pressed to an Italian hand made Amphora pot. Natural primary & secondary ferment, then racked directly to bottle. To show the purity of the season, site & fruit through into the wine.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Margaret River
Australian State WA
Feature Low Preservative
Natural/Lo-Fi
Organic
Women in Wine
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 94
95
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure DIAM Cork

Dormilona

Josephine Perry is one of the most exciting and interesting producers in Margaret River. Her Dormilona label is setting a new tone for the region.

A self-confessed 'lazy-bones' winemaker, Jo is low-intervention in the winery, instead focusing her energies on the quality of fruit that she brings in the winery.

She uses only organically and biodynamically farmed fruit from high-quality vineyards across Margaret River and the Swan Valley and is bringing an alternative styling to the hero varieties of the west.

These are natural wines with flair and originality. From vineyard to glass, Jo handcrafts each wine with love and tender hands. An authentic producer who's rightfully gaining plenty of attention.

Jo Perry and her fur baby, Humphrey Dormilona

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