Prior to harvest, blocks of Chardonnay are visited regularly by the Richmond Grove team, parcels of fruit showing intense, varietal flavours are harvested at optimum maturity throughout the cool of night. Batches are immediately pressed and cold settled with minimal skin contact, essential for a style of wine which is reliant on freshness and purity of fruit. The clarified juices are vinified at cooler temperatures in a selection of French oak barrels, treated to an extravagant regimen of lees stirring battonage, malolactics and maturation. Judicious exposure to oak casks is essential to ensure balance and structure of the finished wine, while preserving the vitality and crispness of refined Chardonnay. Alcohol 13.2%