Estate Chardonnay

Creek Flat sits low and cool beside the water, which keeps the fruit bright right through to picking.

Half the barrels are left to go through malolactic fermentation; the other half aren’t. Ten months on lees in old French oak gives texture without much oak flavour, and the blend is decided at the tasting bench.

Drink it now with roast chicken, or keep it three to five years while it turns nutty and rich.