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Film Series - Surfing the Void Chardonnay 2024 750ml

-Surfing the Void 2024- Chardonnay

Composition: 100% Chardonnay, Clone 95, whole bunch pressed. BioGro Certified organic

fruit.

Vineyard: Brawn Vineyard, Lower Wairau Valley, Marlborough. Owned & operated by the

Glover family. In very close proximity to the Opawa River & only 3km from the coast & 10m

above sea level. Planted in 1999 on a soil profile of Kaiapoi silt loam & clay loam as you head

further north away from the river.

Vinification: Hand harvested. 100% whole bunch pressed into tank to settle overnight &

racked to neutral oak barrels. Wine underwent wild fermentation with the aid of a pied du

cuve (vineyard ferment starter) as well as full malo-lactic fermentation in barrel. Barrels

were lees stirred 4-5 times to add texture & retain freshness. The two barrels were then

racked to stainless steel VC to be assembled after 9.5 months in barrel & left to settle for 3

weeks. Bottled unfined & unfiltered with no additions with the exception of a small SO2 add.

Alc: 12% pH: 3.39 TA: 6.4g/L Total SO2: 21ppm Free SO2: 11ppm