Byron & Harold The Protocol Chardonnay 2024

The fruit here,100% Gingin clone, is largely from the Karridale subregion. The team use a high percentage of solids and the wine undergoes wild fermentation. Lees stirring takes place for seven months with maturation in French oak, 30% new, for ten months. A pale lemon hue, the wine has a gorgeous nose, intense and generous, with notes of stone fruits, cashews, peaches, citrus, mango, spices and a flick of orange rind. This is balanced, very long and that intensity is maintained for the full journey. Excellent balance, fine acidity and serious length, this will drink impressively over the next six to eight years.