Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 bernard-dugat-py Chassagne-Montrachet is known for its

Chassagne-Montrachet is known for its white wines but we must never forget the history

This is straight up and down Great Southern Riesling

and molasses

Nose: Intense and forward

Whole bunches

Onannon ‘Flinders’ Chardonnay The Orchard Vineyard 2023 bernard-dugat-py Chassagne-Montrachet is known for itsThe 2023 Chardonnay was showing all the right flavours very early in the season, based on this I picked it on these flavours, and was happy to ride the searing acid in the juice. I love malolactic fermentation in Chardonnay so after oxidising the juice (house style) and barrelling down straight from the press, I let the wine sit in barrel for what seemed an eternity. Around Christmas time I tasted the orchard barrels selected two I flew reflected the