Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Chardonnay 2022 beaumes-de-venise then foot-trodden and fermented with

then foot-trodden and fermented with roughly 20% whole bunches in large wooden tronconique vats before spending between 12 and 24 months in neutral 600-litre barrels (and some very old barriques)

Unwooded and well-balanced

After more encouraging results from the grape in the 2013 #bucketwine project

and Mourvèdre

Pyramid Valley North Canterbury Chardonnay 2022 beaumes-de-venise then foot-trodden and fermented withThe North Canterbury Chardonnay comes from two vineyards, principally Waipara Springs, where old vine Mendoza Chardonnay grows on the Omihi clay soils. This years release includes one barrel of first crop Chardonnay from Pyramids organic Central Otago farm in Lowburn. Hand harvested several weeks later than in 2021, the must fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in 20% new French oak and 40% concrete Tuilpes for 12 months before settling in