Wimbaliri lies on the 35th parallel, near the village of Murrumbateman. Our distinctive chardonnay is produced from two separate blocks on a slope overlooking a small valley.
2017
Tasting Notes
Vintage Notes
Variety
100% Chardonnay
Estate grown
100%
Vine age at harvest
27 years
Clone
Penfolds, IV3, IV4
Harvest date
11 March
Closure
DIAM
Region
Canberra District
Pruning regime
Double Cordon
Alc/Vol
12.5%
Cellar potential
5 years
2016
Tasting Notes
Sight, Smell & Taste
Peach, melon and honey character.
Food
Enjoy with poultry, salmon, and pan-fried scallops.
Cellar
5 years
Approach
Whole-bunch pressed, barrel fermented, with regular lees stirring. Left unfiltered.
Vintage Notes
Variety
100% Chardonnay
Estate grown
100%
Barrels made
3
Clone
IV3, IV4, Penfolds
Harvest date
5 March
Closure
DIAM
Region
Canberra District
Pruning regime
Double Cordon
Alc/Vol
13.5%
Cellar potential
5 years
2015
Tasting Notes
Sight, Smell & Taste
Peach, melon and honey character. Honeyed character will develop with bottle age.
Food
Enjoy with poultry, salmon, and pan-fried scallops. Cheese matching; Riverine blue (Victoria)
Cellar
drink now. Cellar to 5 years.
Approach
Whole-bunch pressed, barrel fermented with regular lees stirring and allowed to progress through malolactic fermentation. Left unfiltered.
