Two Tonne Tasmania TMV Chardonnay 2024

For the last few years, Ricky’s Woodlawn Park site in the Tamar Valley has contributed the lion’s share (70% in 2024) of the fruit for TMV Chardonnay. After years of work, this breezy site on free-draining silty and sandy soils near the river in Swan Bay produces vibrantly pure, potent fruit. The balance is sourced from Tamar sites Ricky has worked with for years: Three Wishes in Hillwood (20%), Chartley Estate in Rowella (5%), and Glen Shian in Relbia (5%), resulting in a holistic Chardonnay snapshot of the Tamar. Ricky picked over several passes, chasing racy freshness and round, generous weight. Fermentations occurred mainly in puncheons with a single foudre in the mix (15% new). A single parcel matured on lees in tank, whereas the rest remained in wood with occasional lees stirring and partial malolactic conversion. The wine matured for 10 months.