Newton Johnson Family Chardonnay 2023

Chardonnay is compelling when it has energy, giving you an impressionists’ experience of natural light. It is an elusive quality that great wines share despite the versatility of the variety. The Family Vineyards Chardonnay is comprised of three vineyard sites from the farm, widely varied in their exposure to the sun. The vibrancy, clear cut structure and long flavour we perceive from these granitic slopes is our safeguarded jewel. Our south facing Chardonnay vineyards produce edgy and agile wines with nervy acidit y, while the north facing slopes are more lustrous wines, delivering weight without being heavy, layering the structure . A natural approach in the winemaking will ensure a complex array of characters in this wine. Lucid ripe citrus and white peach are inured with ornate spices and lime zest. The fleshiness of the wine is counter balanced with mineral tones and gunflint. The brittle crunch in the structure hems in the lush texture, with an elongated thread of acid ity resonating in the finish.