Holm Oak Chardonnay 2025

Three clones of Chardonnay were racked to 30% new French oak barrels and the remainder in seasoned oak. 50% went through malolactic fermentation and matured with occasional lees stirring. This is already a very giving wine, generous in plush in its peach and cooked nectarine, with lemon curd and Swiss vanilla buttercream. Acidity steers the wine along, maintaining a zippy edge to the fruit power, but fruit as always in this wine speaks with the most confidence. It feels like a miniscule amount of salt has seasoned the wine, appropriately as this is a wine you will want to keep sipping on. Drink now or will cellar well for another 5-8 years. Serve with a celeriac cream and panfried slab of cod.