Wild Folk Chardonnay 2022
Type: White
Country: Australia
Region: Yarra Valley
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol Percentage: 13%
Viticulture: Natural Wine | Vegan Friendly
Climate: Cool climate with summer temperatures not climbing too high and the cold winters often misty and wet
Terroir: Wild Folk – the natural choice in wine – are pure expressions of the variety and the vineyard. Minimal intervention in the winery ensures a joyful glass of just what Mother Nature intended. Wild yeast fermented, no additions, vegan-friendly, preservative-free, unfined and unfiltered nothing but fermented grapes at their finest
Winemaking: A less is more regime in the vineyard and the winery has resulted in a fresher more uncompromising wine stylistically. The 2022 is crushed and hard pressed, then wild fermented on oak with full solids. Stirred fortnightly until bottling in July
Color: Pale yellow
Nose: Vibrant nose with citrus, apple and biscuit notes complemented by subtle cashew and grilled nuts
Palate: A creamy palate showing good length and lovely line with crisp acidity. A great expression of modern Yarra Valley Chardonnay that tows the line between linear and lithe
About the Winery:
Wild Folk shines a light on wines made without artifice and intervention. Fruit nurtured in the vineyard, handled gently in the winery without additions that taste as nature intended. No fining or filtration and no sulphur means these are natural expressions of the varieties and the regions that were grown in.
Wild yeast fermented, no additions, vegan-friendly, preservative-free, unfined and unfiltered – nothing but fermented grapes at their finest. Perfect on their own or with food, their range are drink-now styles that are dangerously drinkable.
Wild Folk, delicious, naturally.
