Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay 2021 massolino large oak and stainless steel

large oak and stainless steel and given full malolactic conversion

The fruit is hand harvested with multiple passes through the vineyards and the wine spends 11 months on fine lees

soft fruit tannin is the heart from which ever-so-pleasant fruit radiates a warm glow

with an average duration of 5 – 7 days during which the cap was plunged twice daily to ensure gentle colour and tannin extraction

Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay 2021 massolino large oak and stainless steelThe Tiers Vineyard is a time proven distinguished site. In 1979, it was the first vineyard planted in the modern Adelaide Hills wine region, thus pioneering the ultra cool climate wine industry of South Australia. The Tiers Vineyard is in the Piccadilly Valley, the wettest and the second coolest site in South Australia. Only Parawa on the Fleurieu Peninsula is marginally cooler. The Piccadilly Valley is well suited to Chardonnay, being an almost