Scary Gully has shallow, rocky soils and is our highest and coolest site. The 2025 Chardonnay balances subtle minerality with lime, fennel seed and white peach. It is driven and distinctive, with a restraint that reflects this special Adelaide Hills vineyard.
VINEYARD
Vineyard: Scary Gully, Forest Range
Planted: 1984
Clones: Entav 84
Elevation: 620m
Aspect: South-west
Soils: quartz rubble of siltstone, sandstone and clay
WINEMAKING
Whole bunches were pressed to tank and settled overnight before the wine was racked off heavy solids to barrel. The wine spent 12 months in French oak, 25% new, followed by three months in tank before bottling.
Harvest date: 9 March 2025
Bottled: 16 June 2026
Alc: 13.8%
pH: 3.3
TA: 5.9 g/L
Production: 2,717 bottles