Parker Coonawarra Estate - Aromatics Chardonnay | Australian White Wine

Fruit for the Coonawarra Chardonnay is predominately from the Williams Vineyard located approximately 5 minutes, by tractor, north of Parker Coonawarra Estate's Abbey vineyard, with the balance sourced from a single vineyard on V&A Lane.

A dry winters and warm springs led to an early vintage in Coonawarra with all fruit being crushed soon. Following harvest the fruit was pressed off skins straight away before a third of the blend was transferred to new French oak Barriques. 33% of these barrels went through malolactic fermentation before the alcohol ferment to tighten the structure of the wine and add complexity.

The remainder of the blend was fermented in stainless steel tanks to enhance freshness and vibrancy, before being blended with the oak portion to create the Coonawarra Chardonnay.