2023 The Magician Chardonnay Sous Voile

Tarot Card:
The Magician - the 'master manifestor', stands for new beginnings and opportunities and access to unlimited opportunities. The Magician brings you all the tools, resources and energy you need to achieve your goals - or perhaps you already had them? The seed of potential has been planted and it is time to bring your dreams to fruition. Trust yourself and take action, the time is now. 

Tasting Notes:
An homage to my time spent in the Jura learning how to make ‘sous voile’ and ‘vine jaune’. Due to its extended time in barrel and significant amount of evaporation this is a rich, creamy, oxidative wine with texture and a long, dry finish. Due to early picking, there is a crisp and refreshing mid palate. The perfect wine to start or end an evening.

Winemaking Notes:
Biodynamically grown by The Wrekin vineyard in Marlborough. The grapes were hand picked and direct-pressed into a single old barrique for wild fermentation and matured in the same vessel for 3 years without being topped up. During this time in barrel, the wine developed a flor (veil) which protected the wine from oxygen as the water content of the wine continued to evaporate from the barrel. Approximately 60L of wine evaporated from the barrel during the 3 years. This wine is a homage to time spent in Jura, France making wine 'sous voile' (under veil) to produce a rich, nutty and oxidised style of white wine. Certified organic fruit. Unfined. Unfiltered. Vegan. Minimal sulphites added at bottling. Bottled under cork and wax. 

From a 225L barrique, only 262 bottles were produced (20 cases).