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Domestique 2025 ‘Yarra Glen’ Chardonnay, Yarra Valley VIC NEW RELEASE!

$29.00

Handpicked P58 clone grapes, sourced from a single, south westerly facing vineyard in Yarra Glen. This elevated site provided pristine bunches for us to play with in 2025. 

At the winery we whole bunch pressed directly to barrel, allowing the juice to commence fermentation naturally before overseeding to ensure a clean, dry finish. With the aim of eeking more mouthfeel, and interest, weekly battonage was applied to select barrels in the latter stages of ferment. Once sugar dry, we topped and sulphured most barrels but left 2 barriques (10%) to undergo MLF naturally in the cellar. All barrels were seasoned French barriques. 

In early September the wine was racked from barrel to tank, allowed to settle before bottling later that month. 

There’s lovely squeezed citrus and cut hay over green melon and wheatgerm. The palate has fine bones but plenty of flavour - note the fruit and savory barrel ferment character working in sync providing a long, pure chardonnay finish. 

Use offer code ROLLING6 to receive 10% off any 6 or 12 pack.

Handpicked P58 clone grapes, sourced from a single, south westerly facing vineyard in Yarra Glen. This elevated site provided pristine bunches for us to play with in 2025. 

At the winery we whole bunch pressed directly to barrel, allowing the juice to commence fermentation naturally before overseeding to ensure a clean, dry finish. With the aim of eeking more mouthfeel, and interest, weekly battonage was applied to select barrels in the latter stages of ferment. Once sugar dry, we topped and sulphured most barrels but left 2 barriques (10%) to undergo MLF naturally in the cellar. All barrels were seasoned French barriques. 

In early September the wine was racked from barrel to tank, allowed to settle before bottling later that month. 

There’s lovely squeezed citrus and cut hay over green melon and wheatgerm. The palate has fine bones but plenty of flavour - note the fruit and savory barrel ferment character working in sync providing a long, pure chardonnay finish. 

Use offer code ROLLING6 to receive 10% off any 6 or 12 pack.

 
“A Domestique cyclist is a rider with plenty of talent, but always plays a supporting role. These juicy, fun and delicious wines are available in smaller batches, designed to support the Rouleur range. ”
— Matt East, Winemaker
 
 
 

  • Carignan is perfectly suited to the moderate climate of Langhorne Creek. And as we seek to make more fun, interesting new wines under the Domestique label, Carignan (long a favorite of ours) was an easy choice in grape variety for us to work with.

    Everything about this wine leans toward deliciousness! Deliberately light, weighing in at a modest 12.1% alcohol, this wine screams for second and third glasses. We didn’t try to make a blockbuster, just destemmed fruit tipped to a single steel tank open fermenter and away we go. Ferment to dryness in tank to preserve those wonderful fruits and florals, rack off gross lees add a little S02, a light filter and bottle after only 3 months in tank.

 
 

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