Chardonnay

2023

Clayhill Vineyard, Crouch Valley, Essex

Technical Specifications

Alcohol - 12.5% by volume

Total Acidity - 6.1g/L

pH - 3.27

Residual Sugar - <1g/L

Winemaking

Grapes hand-picked in to small crates on 24th October 2023. Whole-bunch pressed, naturally cold settled for 42 hours. Fermented in a Clayver ceramic ‘barrel’, naturally undergoing malo-lactic fermentation following alcoholic fermentation. Aged for on lees for 10 months in ceramic before being moved to 2 French oak barriques to age for a further 6 months before being blended back in tank and hand bottled straight from the tank in March 2025 - unfined and unfiltered.

Bottle Made

530

Packaging

Lightweight glass bottle, DIAM3 technical cork closure, 15% recycled grape content in label paper