2024 Josef Chromy Chardonnay (2024)

Chardonnay fruit is hand-picked when
cold, and gently whole bunch pressed.
The free-run juice is settled overnight
and barrelled in French oak barriques,
of which about 25% are new.
A portion of the juice is set to wild yeast
fermentation and the balance is
inoculated with different yeast strains to
accentuate fruit, weight and texture.
Gentle barrel stirring early on and partial
malolactic fermentation contributes
greatly to the wine’s texture, structure
and savoury undertones.

The wine spent 8 months in barrels on full lees to maintain freshness and further develop complexity. The final blend is assembled in tank, where the wine spends several additional months on lees to come together and homogenise prior to bottling.