Snake & Herring ‘Primary’ Chardonnay 2022 Size::1 Bottle extended growing season

extended growing season

and maturation in stainless steel for at least a year before bottling

Day one it presents aromatically with pure red and blue fruits kissed by violets and baking spices

The demand for the wines of Andrea Cortonesi has gone through the roof in recent years

more mouthfilling wine

Snake & Herring ‘Primary’ Chardonnay 2022 Size::1 Bottle extended growing seasonPrimary Chardonnay is made from a single block of Gin Gin clone chardonnay at our Forest Grove vineyard. It is typified by its minerality, and complexity as opposed to fruit power, which is more our Corduroy style. After chilling in a cold room overnight we press the whole bunches of Chardonnay direct to barrel: no clarifying, no acid added, no added yeast. The wild ferment starts in 500L puncheons which are new (25%), 1yo (50%) and 2yo (25%). After