Vintage 2021 Photo Essay | Whole Bunch Chardonnay Press

It's been a busy time in the Winery as we finish off the Chardonnay vintage, with last week marking the whole bunch press of our final parcels of 2021 Gingin clone Chardonnay.

Whole bunch press forms a key part of the Vasse Felix Chardonnay style, allowing us to achieve the high solids that contribute such beautiful savoury complexities to the final wine.

Gently hand picked fruit is chilled and then whole bunch pressed to create free run juice with the perfect soilds contribution. The magic of getting the right amount solids lies in carefully breaking a small number of berries to stimulate the start of maceration, before transferring the unclarified juice to fine French oak for wild fermentation.

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