Mayford Chardonnay 2012
$3499each
$419DOZEN
WineryMayford
Fruit Chardonnay
Regions Ovens Valley
  Victoria
Each $34.99
$419.00
Currently out of stock
The long cool ripening seasons of the Victorian Alpines are ideal for winegrowing. The team at Mayford settled on the Ovens Valley and established their small dry grown vineyard within a hidden vale that's blissfully frost free. Proprietor Eleana Anderson is a vigneron with a focus on investment rather than return. Viticulture to her is all about how much more effort you can put in to build a better crop. Her fruit is vinified to the same exacting standards, limited yields ensure that there's not much Mayford wine around to see the next vintage.
Mayford enjoys a relatively frost free existence despite its sub alpine climate, due to an elevated hillside position. There is no magical interaction between stones, water and the cosmos, just hard work and attention to detail, driven by a desire for excellence rather than economics. Chardonnay is all hand picked over a number of weeks, to a schedule determined by ripeness. Grapes are whole bunch pressed into a selection of seasoned and new French oak barriques for fermentation. A course of partial malolactic builds structure, introduces generosity of flavour and adds complexity. Battonage lees stirring retains freshness and encouragess a creamy, curd texture. Barrels are aged for a year before the final assemblage.
TASTING NOTES
Straw hue. Appealing peach, grapefruit and citronella aromas to the fore, background notes of meal, roasted nuts and struck match. Soft, textural palate with lovely line and balance, a rich and generously flavoured Chardonnay wine, showing super fine acid structure and offering wonderful length. A splendid aperitif style and excellent match to all fine gourmandise.
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About Mayford Winery
High above Ovens River, overlooking the sleepy township of Porepunkah, the family owned and operated Mayford Vineyard lies tucked away from view
Nestled in a hidden valley, with unsurpassed views of Mount Buffalo, the shaley hillside plantings give rise to low yielding vines and wines of intensity and finesse. For winemaker vigneron couple, Eleana Anderson and Bryan Nicholson, the small range of Mayford Wines is the culmination of many years of toil together, which accounts for a large number of lost weekends and fishing opportunities. The creation of limited quantities of handcrafted wines is underpinned by a unique site in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, sensitive vineyard management, traditional winemaking practices and the staunch support of family and friends. Mayford»