Freedom of the Press Chardonnay 2023

A classic chardonnay from a ripe English vintage.

A lovely gold colour, with notes of wild flowers, tangerine, citrus, stone and honey.
It has a light buttery quality that comes with gentle oak ageing in mellow old barrels, lees contact, and malolactic fermentation.
The fruit was picked in the Crouch valley, Essex in mid October 2020 at around 93 oesechler (sugar level) - which is very ripe for English chardonnay.
Four different clones were included in the batch, creating a complex profile.
After a gentle press the wine was fermented in old oak using a variety of yeasts, and matured on its lees for 11 months.