2025 Patrick Sullivan Flint Chardonnay
Mount Gambier, straddling the South Australian and Victorian border, is one of Australia's coolest and most distinctive wine regions. Its soils were formed through the interaction of volcanic activity and underlying limestone, when around 6,000 years ago, steam-driven eruptions forced volcanic ash and debris up through the porous limestone. The resulting mix of basalt, volcanic tuff, and calcium carbonate-rich ash created fertile, well-draining soils, while the region's dramatic landscape of sinkholes and crater lakes tells the story of these ancient events. Combined with the cooling influence of the nearby Southern Ocean, these conditions produce chardonnay of precision and tension, with bright citrus and stone-fruit flavours underpinned by a chalky, mineral edge. The result is an elegant, finely balanced style that captures both the limestone purity and volcanic energy of Mount Gambier's terroir.
- Mount Gambier soils, formed when volcanic ash, basalt and tuff were forced up through porous limestone.
- Night harvested and direct pressed to stainless steel for a long ferment on lees; a small parcel in barrel.
- Bright citrus and stone fruit with a chalky edge, from a cool site near the Southern Ocean.
- Variety composition
- 100% Chardonnay
- Closure
- Stelvin
- Abv
- 13%
- Case configuration
- 12 x 750ml
- Bottle barcode (EAN-13)
- 0726436177092
- Case dimensions (L×W×H)
- 34.4 x 27 x 30.5 cm
- Filled case weight
- 15.44 kg
- Empty bottle weight
- 580 g
- Cases per layer
- 13
- Layers per pallet
- 4
- Cases per pallet
- 52
Winemaking
Night harvested for freshness, gently direct pressed to stainless steel for a long, slow fermentation on lees with gentle stirring until MLF complete. A small parcel fermented in barrel for complexity.
Tasting Notes
Pale straw with green glints. White peach, nectarine and citrus blossom, with hints of vanilla and toasted almond. The palate is finely structured and tense, with lively acidity, a core of stone fruit and citrus, and a delicate creamy texture from lees. Long and precise, finishing on a chalky mineral edge.
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.