Tasting Notes
colour
Pale gold with a light green rim.
aroma
This wine exudes toasted almonds, citrus blossom and kaffir lime on the nose.
palate
This is a silky wine with vibrant, linear acidity. Powerful citrus fruits and apricot pip combine with Tahitian lime and savoury oak-driven complexities, to create an elegant, beautifully poised wine with a long, lean finish.
cellaring
This wine may be enjoyed on release but will reward careful cellaring for three to six years.
Technical
vintage
2020 was a tricky vintage for life in general with lockdowns, split workforces and all manner of challenges but it did make for some very lovely wines in Margaret River. A steady, relatively warm season was punctuated by a couple of solid rainfall events but the vineyards largely loved the natural moisture, resulting in Chardonnay fruit with balanced natural acidity and exciting phenolic structure.
winemaking
Fruit was hand-picked from a small vineyard site in Karridale and left overnight in a cool room. The following day the fruit was whole bunch pressed on a long but gentle cycle, to avoid unwanted phenolics. The juice was then racked straight to oak hogshead and puncheons for wild fermentation. The oak regime used was 35% new. This wine did not undergo malolactic fermentation and battonage was only used when necessary.
region
Margaret River
variety
Chardonnay
analysis
- Alcohol: 13.0%
- pH: 3.14
- Acidity (TA): 7.90 g/L
Food Pairings
King George Whiting with a spring pea, mint and zucchini salad.
Awards
Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2021
Best WA Chardonnay
Margaret River Wine Show 2021
Best Single Vineyard White
National Wine Show of Australia 2021
Royal Perth Wine Awards 2021
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2021
James Halliday Australian Chardonnay Challenge 2021
Wine Show of Western Australia 2021
Cracking Chardonnay
One of the best Chardonnays l have tasted this year

Must try Chardonnay
Deep Woods does it every year - the best Single Vineyard Chardonnay

One of the best wines Deep Woods makes!
One of my favourite Margaret River Chardonnays! I always hold out each year until they release this wine.