2023 Moorooduc Estate Chardonnay

A true reflection of Moorooduc’s house style - thoughtful, detailed Chardonnay with depth, drive and a gentle nod to Burgundy.

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Moorooduc’s Estate Chardonnay sits comfortably in that sweet spot between richness and restraint - classic Mornington with a quietly confident hand in the cellar. Mostly from the McIntyre vineyard with a little help from Osborn and Robinson, this is where the family’s thoughtful winemaking style really shows.

Wild fermentation, full malo, a gentle touch of new oak - it’s all in service of letting the vineyard speak. The result is a Chardonnay with plenty of flavour and texture, but nothing feels overdone. There’s stone fruit, a little citrus, some biscuity savouriness, all tied up in a neat acid line that gives the wine drive and shape.

2023 was another tough vintage yield-wise, but what fruit there was ripened slowly and evenly, leading to wines with great clarity and concentration. This Chardonnay is a lovely expression of that - layered, balanced and quietly complex.

Pale gold in colour with lifted aromas of lemon rind, white peach, blossom and a touch of honeydew melon. Some nutty, salty savoury notes add complexity on the nose. On the palate the wine is rich, with plenty of citrus and stone fruit flavour, firm acid line and a savoury textural note. The wine finishes dry and biscuity with a lemon tang. A beautiful match to a creamy seafood chowder, or scallop pie.

The 2023 Vintage

Another season that took us on a roller coaster ride of climatic conditions. The vines were still bruised coming off the back of a difficult ’21/’22 season. Early budburst in the warmer sites was greeted with spring sunshine and we felt optimistic about the potential of a better flowering period ahead. That wasn’t to be, as the weather turned cold, wet, and windy for weeks and the already battered canes of the previous year struggled to flower and set fruit, resulting in another year where yields were greatly reduced. After the difficult weather throughout fruit set, nature delivered a mild period of warm nights and cool to mild days over December and from veraison to harvest. While the yields were small, the cool, stable conditions over summer and in the lead up to harvest resulted in a long slow ripening period that gave us delicious wines of deep concentration, bright acidity, layered complexity and beautifully fine detail.

Grapegrowing and Winemaking

Richard McIntyre and Jeremy Magyar, with assistance from Peninsula Vinecare in our vineyards and Kate McIntyre MW in the winery

Vinification

Hand harvesting

Whole bunch pressing

100% wild yeast fermentation in French oak barrels, 10% being new

Natural malolactic fermentation (100%) in barrel

9 months in wood on lees with 1 racking prior to bottling

Light fining and filtration

Vineyards

predominantly McIntyre Vineyard, with some Osborn and Robinson Vineyard fruit

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Mornington Peninsula
Australian State VIC
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

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