Stoneweaver, Chardonnay 2019

Hand-harvested on the 26th March at 22.8 brix. De-stemmed and gently pressed, the juice was settled before being racked off for fermentation. Once natural ferment was underway our own wine yeast was added to help the fermentation to dry. Midway through this process the juice is siphoned off into large format and small French oak for 11 months maturation. In warm Spring weather the wine undergoes spontaneous malolactic fermentation while in oak. The wine is bottled after 14 months in the winery

Clare and Mike Allan at Huia are Marlborough’s original cool kids and truly passionate wine growers. They’re committed to working in harmony with their environment, using organic and biodynamic practices. Having started planting at their Wairau Valley site in the early ‘90’s, vine age adds to the complexity and balance of the excellent wines they produce.