"Golden Child" Chenin Blanc

Fresh pineapple, preserved lemon, lime, quince and hints of salty seabreeze. Summer in a glass, this wine is an absolute delight and will continue to give as it ages. Delicate lemon and a salty tang with fine acidity and just a hint of phenolics which draws you back for more. An absolute cracker.

Sourced from Treeton Estate, the fruit was harvested in February during an extrodinarily early vintage. The grapes were pressed directly to seasoned oak for wild fermentation. The barrels were stirred periodically and monitored once primary ferment was complete. A small amount of malolactic fermentation took place before all fermentation was halted using an addition of sulphur dioxide. The wine was matured in oak for 9 months with periodic stirring to build texture.

Drink now or cellar for up to 6 years

Vegan Friendly

About the name: ‘Golden Child" is another reference to my sister, who learnt what not to do by watching all my mistakes, especially when we were teenagers. She learnt all the tricks and had Mum and Dad wrapped around her little finger!

• RegionMargaret River, Western Australia
• Vintage2024
• TypeWhite Wine
• VarietyChenin Blanc
• Variety Composition

  100% Chenin Blanc

• Vegan Friendly✔
• Volume750ml
• Alcohol Volume13.4%
• Standard Drinks7.9
• Maturation

  drink now or cellar for up to 6 years

• ClosureScrewCap
• Bottling Date

  October 2024

• Harvest Date

  15 February 2024

• Vintage Notes

  A super warm start with no rain from September 2023, meant that the Chenin was ripe and ready to pick mid February a whole month earlier than usual.

• Vineyard Notes

  Sourced from our friends at LS Merchants, from their Treeton Estate vineyard.

• Winemaking

  The grapes were pressed directly to seasoned oak for wild fermentation using high solids for texture. The barrels were stirred periodically and monitored once primary ferment was complete. A small amount of malolactic fermentation took place before all fermentation was halted using an addition of sulphur dioxide. The wine was matured in oak for 9 months with periodic stirring to build texture. No fining, stabilised and filtered for bottling.

• Tasting Notes

  Fresh pineapple, preserved lemon, lime, quince and hints of salty seabreeze. Summer in a glass, this wine is an absolute delight and will continue to give as it ages. Delicate lemon and a salty tang with fine acidity and just a hint of phenolics which draws you back for more. An absolute cracker.

• Style

  Vouvray style – rich and textural

• Colour

  pale straw

• Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

  drink now up to 2030

• Serving Temperature

  one hour in the fridge before serving

• Food Matches

  serve with chicken or crayfish