2023 Oakridge 864 Funder & Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay

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A classic 864 Chardonnay release. Tightly coiled it reveals over time finishing with remarkable depth and length.

CZK 2,913.00

In any 6 mixed bottles from this Winery

CZK 2,605.00 In any 12 mixed bottles from this Winery

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Minimum 6 mixed bottle purchase per winery, in quantities of 6

Our 864 range features exceptional wines from specific and single blocks produced in small quantities and released in only the best years. An Oakridge 864 wine is terroir-driven. Made to demonstrate the importance of time and place with every bottle and always a tribute to tradition these wines are ready to drink now or cellar.

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Region	Yarra Valley
Varietal	Chardonnay
Vintage	2023
Alcohol %	13.3
Wine Style	A vintage defined by cool wet conditions low crops and harvesting late into Autumn. The resulting wines have great depth of flavour and vibrant balanced acidities. Flowering occurred in late October fruit set in December and harvest on March 18th at 12.4 baume.
Reviews	Halliday Wine Companion - 98ptsFrom the Funder Diamond vineyard planted in Wandin East in 90. The 22 is the reigning Halliday Wine of the Year and this is as youd suspect a worthy successor. With its bouquet of white nectarine pink grapefruit and traces of sea spray and piercing perfectly structured palate this is more tightly coiled at this stage than the 864 Henk Chardonnay. It may prove to be more long lived too. Those who have both will have a ton of fun comparing them over the next decade or more. Philip RichThe Wine Front - 97ptsChardonnay for the win. This is just sensationally good. Its powerfully fruited powerfully complex and powerfully refreshing. Thats a combination for you. Peach flint chalk green pineapple crisp apple and mealy cedar-y smoky notes. Its shows velocity tension and calm in equal measure. On the finish it slings through to tomorrow. Nothing here is overdone and yet everything feels profound. Campbell MattinsonRobert Parker Wine Advocate - 97ptsThe 2023 864 Single Block Release Funder Diamond Drive Block Chardonnay is awesome. Its nutty and gently reductive saline and focused with piercing intensity on the palate. Its salty its complex its sleek the flavor is palate-staining excellent. This superb wine is really impressive. The fruit was sourced from the Funder and Diamond vineyard Drive Block from vines closely planted in the red volcanic soils of Wandin East to the P58 clone in 1990. It was handpicked then whole-bunch pressed direct to French puncheons 20 new for wild fermentation and 10 months of elevage followed by another six months blended on the fine lees in tank. I love this wine and it looks utterly magnificent here today. Yes 13.3 alcohol sealed under screw cap. Drink 2025 2038. Erin Larkin
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Bottle Volume	750 ML

Tasting Notes

Bright straw with an electric hue. A zesty lift of kaffir lime leaf and pithy citrus leaps from the glass joined by notes of gunflint white nectarine and alpine mint. The layers continue to build with notes of grated ginger and wet river stones while toasted almonds and ginger snap biscuit hint at subtle oak. The palate is bright and crystalline revealing lemon drops candied lime grapefruit pith and white nectarine. Texture and crunch are key. Tightly coiled it reveals more flavour and texture over time finishing with remarkable depth and length. A classic 864 Chardonnay release.

Winemakers Notes

All grapes hand harvested and sorted prior to whole bunch pressing directly to French oak puncheons for natural fermentation. 20 of the barrels were new. Post-fermentation the wine was matured on its fermentation lees for 10 months in barrel followed by a further six months on lees in tank prior to bottling after a single filtration.