Polperro Chardonnay 2024 vina-elena This is a sector where

This is a sector where we now mainly find chardonnay

Marvellous acidity

two and three-year-old French hogsheads for 15 months of maturation

The grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks and sits for a while on its lees before bottling

Polperro Chardonnay 2024 vina-elena This is a sector whereWinemaker Sam Coverdale is making a statement about Pinot Gris with this wine. He, like so many in Mornington Peninsula (i. e. Kathleen Quealy, Barney Flanders and the like), believes that Pinot Gris can be truly great from this region and transcend the pigeon hole of being nothing but a fruit driven, dry white. His Pinot Gris is made more like a Chardonnay than a classic aromatic variety. It's whole bunch pressed to barrel with oxygen encouraged.