Rochford Wines

Rochford V Victoria Chardonnay

Vintage
2003

Region
Yarra Valley

Varieties
100% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes
Brilliant in clarity, this wine is mid straw in colour. The nose shows melon and white peach fruit complexed with nutty yeast and barrel fermentation characters. The palate is smooth with some nice richness balanced with crisp acidity and with well-defined fruit flavours.

Cellaring
Drink while young and fresh.

Winemaking Notes
After crushing and pressing the juice was cold settled to a bright condition. The racked juice was divided with 60% being tank fermented and 40%barrel fermented in conditioned French oak barrels. The tank ferment portion received a short period of yeast lees contact while the barrel component remained on yeast lees of 8 months. The wine was bottled in February 2004.

Viticultural Notes
The 2003 Rochford Victoria Chardonnay is produced from grapes grown in the Yarra Valley. The 2003 growing season was warm and dry resulting in fully ripened fruit with good flavours and sugar levels.

Technical Data
Alcohol 13.5%
pH 3.31
Titratable acid 7.0 grams per litre
Residual sugar 0.5 grams per litre

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