2025 Piccadilly Chardonnay
A new vineyard for Gentle Folk, but an established site in Summertown in the heart of the Piccadilly Valley. Melon and peach lead the nose, with well-integrated oak. The palate is dense and generous, balanced by freshness and made for early drinking.
- Woods Hill vineyard in Summertown, planted in 1980, at 560 m in the heart of the Piccadilly Valley.
- Whole bunches pressed and settled overnight, then 12 months in French oak, 25% new.
- Melon and peach with well-integrated oak; dense and generous, made for early drinking.
- Vineyard
- Woods Hill Vineyard, Summertown
- Planted
- 1980
- Clones
- I10V1, Mendoza and G9V7
- Elevation
- 560m
- Aspect
- North-south
- Soil
- Light loamy clay over sandstone, with extensive schist and quartz rocks and rubble
- Harvest date
- 14 March 2025
- Bottled
- 16 June 2026
- Alc
- 13.5%
- pH
- 3.3
- TA
- 5.9 g/L
- Production
- 3,433 bottles
Winemaking
Vinification
Whole bunches were pressed to tank and settled overnight before the wine was racked off solids to barrel. The wine spent 12 months in French oak, 25% new, followed by three months in tank before bottling.
Tasting Notes
Pale straw. Melon and ripe peach lead the nose, with well-integrated oak adding a soft nutty note. The palate is dense and generous, with layered stone fruit and creamy texture, balanced by fresh acidity. An open, approachable Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay built for early drinking.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.