in the cellar : A full-bodied, round wine with ripe melon and citrus fruit flavours together with the spicy oak character. Firm acidity gives the wine a good structure and pleasing aftertaste. Fermentation for the Chardonnay was split with 60% of the wine fermented in French oak barrels (1st and 2nd fill barrels) and 40% in stainless steel tanks. Barrel maturation was for a further 10 months.