d'Arenberg The Originals Olive Grove Chardonnay 2024 x 12

d'Arenberg The Originals Olive Grove Chardonnay 2024 x 12The olive grove Chardonnay 2022 McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Chardonnay (100%) The Name Since European settlement in the 1840s, olive trees have thrived in McLaren Vale. They are alongside roads, in gardens and occasionally, in the middle of our Chardonnay vineyards blocking our harvester! The Vintage It has been a good winter, the early Spring rains set the vines up very well. November was about 3 degrees colder than average and so the set was

The olive grove Chardonnay 2022
 McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Chardonnay (100%)
 The Name
 Since European settlement in the 1840’s,
 olive trees have thrived in McLaren Vale.
 They are alongside roads, in gardens and
 occasionally, in the middle of our
 Chardonnay vineyards blocking our
 harvester!
 The Vintage
 It has been a good winter, the early Spring
 rains set the vines up very well. November
 was about 3 degrees colder than average and
 so the set was variable, especially Mourvèdre
 which suffered the worst. Luckily, many
 varieties still had quite a large potential
 crop, so yields ended about 15% down from
 2021 (which was a big crop year). December
 was bone dry, but January saw 33mm
 compared to 20mm average. This too set
 the vines up very well. There was almost no
 rain and very mild conditions in February,
 March and April, free of hot or cold spells
 which resulted in very good leaf retention
 and ripening. All varieties resulted in
 outstanding wines. At this stage, It is early
 to call the vintage but I believe the reds from
 this vintage are the best I have seen in years.
 They show great colour fruit, fruit fragrance,
 richness, acidity, tannins and style. The Red
 skins were very thick and crunchy and no
 shrivel was seen, resulting in high tannin
 content, causing us to pull juice off the skins
 sweeter than usual, to achieve the desired
 results.
 Harvest dates
 Residual sugar
 16 Feb - 12 Apr
 3.2 g/l
 The Winemaking
 Small batches of grapes are gently crushed,
 chilled, and then basket pressed. To add
 complexity and mouthfeel the wine is
 fermented and matured in French oak for
 seven months.
 The Characteristics
 The most classic d’Arenberg Chardonnay 
never disappoints . Complex and powerful 
with layers of stone fruits, white peach, 
apricot, freshness of melon, oak spices and 
creamy cashew run through the bouquet and 
palate alike. Velvety texture and balanced 
acidity are complemented by the generous 
and precise finish.