Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay
Wine Description
Shaw + Smith own three vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, at Balhannah, Lenswood and Piccadilly, totalling 59 ha. The vineyards are planted with varietals that perform particularly well in the region, namely Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz. Since purchasing the vineyard in 2012, significant investments have been made to further enhance the site. It had always shown potential for a single site wine and in 2014, a small amount was selected for our first ‘Lenswood Vineyard’ Chardonnay.
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Vineyard & Production Info
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Wine Production
Whole bunches are chilled overnight, then pressed before fermentation in new and used 500 litre French oak puncheons. The wine spent a futher 10 months in barrel with gentle stirings.
About the Vineyard
This wine is crafted with grapes selected from Blocs three and four in our Lenswood Vineyard. First planted in 1999, those blocs feature both East and West facing hills and reach 500 meters above sea level. The soil is composed of brown loam over clay with some broken shale and stone on the ridges.