Credaro Kinship Chardonnay

Expressive and lifted, classic white stone fruit combines with grapefruit pith, orange blossom, beautiful minerality, beeswax and a subtle hint of flinty wet slate. Complex and laden with layers of intriguing aromatics.A refined palate with classic minerality flowing from the aromatics, combined with a generous fruit profile and naturally succulent, fresh citrus acidity. A warmer vintage provided a rich and moreish fruit profile, classically driven by white peach and nectarine with a touch of lemon curd, while cooler nights maintained a vibrant acidity supported by a supple and delicate talcy texture. A beautifully balanced Margaret River Chardonnay.

After a late, cool season in vintage 2023 and good winter rainfall, the vines had great natural energy reserves, resulting in healthy budburst, flowering, and an average crop across most varieties.The 2024 season, in contrast, was very early and characterised by consistently warm weather with no rainfall whatsoever. This made water a critical resource and a key consideration during vintage 2024 to ensure the vines remained healthy and vibrant, while also placing great importance on harvest timing. However, some cool nights occurred, and a key factor was that the grapes spent fewer nights on the vine ripening. As a result, aromatic white varieties and Chardonnay displayed an amazingly bright and fresh acidity. Marri blossom was abundant for most of the season, which meant minimal bird pressure was observed.
Our Chardonnay fruit comes from a few different vineyards: Credaro Wilyabrup and Carbunup vineyards, and a long-term premium grower vineyard in Treeton. The fruit is whole bunches or berries pressed in the cool of the early morning to preserve vibrancy and fruit flavour. Fermentation for this wine occurred naturally with wild indigenous yeasts. No fining agents were added to the wine during production whatsoever. All barrels had SO2 added immediately post fermentation, with no MLF allowed to occur. The lees were stirred monthly, and the wine was matured for nine months in oak. All barrels used were French, with a mixture of barriques (225L) and larger puncheons (500L), approximately 25% new.