JONES ROAD 2020 CHARDONNAY

2017Chardonnay

Tasting Notes

Our Jones Road Estate Chardonnay is a selection of superior

quality in the vineyard and made with a view to adding gentle

complexity in the winery. Whole bunch pressing, minimal juice

settling and incorporating grape solids during barrel

fermentation all work to deliver a complex and engaging

young chardonnay. Oak maturation is carefully monitored to

ensure the right amount of time in oak is married with the right

balance of new and seasoned barrels. The 2017 Jones Road

Chardonnay shows concentrated cool-climate chardonnay

characters of grapefruit, peach and nectarine fruits,

smooth complex texture and effortless balance.

Viticulture:

To achieve the elegance, depth & characters which

we require, the vines are cane pruned to achieve an

even canopy. Shoot thinning is performed as early as

possible in September to ensure a low number of

shoots per vine helping us create an open canopy.

This gives us good air circulation and even ripening.

Summer pruning on the northern side promotes a

relatively early harvest.

Vinification:

The hand-picked fruit was whole bunch pressed &

cold settled before being run to barrel & tank for

fermentation at low temperature to preserve the

fruit characters. The French oak barrel (30% new)

fermented component was lees stirred for 3 months

to promote oak integration & textural complexity.

The two parcels were blended together prior to

bottling under screw cap