Bannockburn Grigsby Chardonnay 2024 Blanc de Blancs The wine completes malolactic fermentation

The wine completes malolactic fermentation in barrique and is later moved into large oak casks for aging

The old vines no doubt contributing to give the wine a good sappy richness and great silky length

then lemon and subtle grapefruit emerge

Sourced from higher-elevation vineyards at 400–410 meters with a greater clay component and earlier harvest timing

Bannockburn Grigsby Chardonnay 2024 Blanc de Blancs The wine completes malolactic fermentationQuite a lot of colour to this wine and powerful fruit up front, though the finish is then as restrained as it is long. This is a honed wine if ever there was one. Nougat, grilled peach, steel, mineral, orange rind and lemongrass characters put on a powerful display, lemon blossom notes then rising through the finish. Despite its colour this is a wine with yet plenty up its sleeve. The length of the finish here though puts a significant positive