2023 Nomads Garden ‘Greenacres Vineyard’ Chardonnay, Alpine Valley
THE WINE
The grapes for this wine arrive from one of the most passionate, salt of the earth growers we know; Brian “Bri” Llewis. His spectacular Greenacres Vineyard in Merriang South is deep in an isolated valley of the sprawling Alpine Valleys GI. It’s so cool up there that it’s not unusual for it to snow over the winter period.
This is of course the same vineyard we take our Greenacres Vineyard Alpine Valley Pinot Noir from, when some Chardonnay came out of a long term contract with a large corporate winemaker we did not hesitate to secure as much of this fruit as we could as everything Bri grows is of the absolute highest quality and his site is perfect for growing varieties suited to the cooler climes of an isolated mountain valley.
2023 was a very cool and mild growing season that required extra attention in the vineyard to navigate the heightened disease pressures. The pressure from rain eased in January and a long dry autumn ensued allowing us to let the fruit reach the optimum point where flavour, natural acidity and vitality are in balance, this is the key to making wines the way we do.
THE WINE
The grapes for this wine arrive from one of the most passionate, salt of the earth growers we know; Brian “Bri” Llewis. His spectacular Greenacres Vineyard in Merriang South is deep in an isolated valley of the sprawling Alpine Valleys GI. It’s so cool up there that it’s not unusual for it to snow over the winter period.
This is of course the same vineyard we take our Greenacres Vineyard Alpine Valley Pinot Noir from, when some Chardonnay came out of a long term contract with a large corporate winemaker we did not hesitate to secure as much of this fruit as we could as everything Bri grows is of the absolute highest quality and his site is perfect for growing varieties suited to the cooler climes of an isolated mountain valley.
2023 was a very cool and mild growing season that required extra attention in the vineyard to navigate the heightened disease pressures. The pressure from rain eased in January and a long dry autumn ensued allowing us to let the fruit reach the optimum point where flavour, natural acidity and vitality are in balance, this is the key to making wines the way we do.
THE WINE
The grapes for this wine arrive from one of the most passionate, salt of the earth growers we know; Brian “Bri” Llewis. His spectacular Greenacres Vineyard in Merriang South is deep in an isolated valley of the sprawling Alpine Valleys GI. It’s so cool up there that it’s not unusual for it to snow over the winter period.
This is of course the same vineyard we take our Greenacres Vineyard Alpine Valley Pinot Noir from, when some Chardonnay came out of a long term contract with a large corporate winemaker we did not hesitate to secure as much of this fruit as we could as everything Bri grows is of the absolute highest quality and his site is perfect for growing varieties suited to the cooler climes of an isolated mountain valley.
2023 was a very cool and mild growing season that required extra attention in the vineyard to navigate the heightened disease pressures. The pressure from rain eased in January and a long dry autumn ensued allowing us to let the fruit reach the optimum point where flavour, natural acidity and vitality are in balance, this is the key to making wines the way we do.