Chardonnay Ancestral 2021 - Sparkling

This disgorment spent 65 months on lees, was hand riddled and disgorged in August 2026, with a no dosage. Hand harvested, direct pressed and settled overnight. Racked to tank for fermentation, then captured at around 20g/L in bottle to finish. Kars Vineyard in Mylor, Adelaide Hills is a super unique site, with no other vineyards close by, cool north-facing gentle slope. Cattle, roos and birds have taken a real shine to the joint. Much to our chagrin. We persevere. Since bottling, we've been riddling a few bottles here and there over the years, tasting, talking, thinking. Then life got in the way and we kinda lost track of it for a couple of years. Around harvest '26 we disgorged a couple of bottles and wow. That was enough to get our shit together. The nose is super light toasted brioche. First sip is full Easter Show lemonade, or any agricultural show, take your pick (Ekka, Royal Melbourne, Pakenham horse show, Tocal field day). Super fine, creamy bead with a chalky sorbet finish. This isn't cosplay. This is unique

Alcohol 11.3% • PH 3.3 • VA .45 • TA 5.9 • So2 0 free, 0mg/L total