Description

The Flametree SRS (Sub-Regional-Series) Chardonnay reveals classic grapefruit, white peach and dried pear fruits. This gives way to barrel ferment and sulphide complexities, providing a lovely savoury oyster shell/saline character and adding to the wines complexity and overall purity.

Flametree Wines is located on the picturesque shores of Geographe Bay in Western Australia, entry point to the renowned Margaret River wine region. The Towner family built their state of the art winery in 2007 which helps demonstrate the Company’s unwavering commitment to excellence.  Its design ensures minimal fruit handling and significant investment has been made in equipment and technology that retains the integrity and quality of fruit. Flametree draws on the strengths of the region by growing and sourcing fruit from mature vineyards in the best sub-regions, crafting wines that exhibit structure, perfume and elegance.

The SRS range represents the very best the winery can produce, and the fruit for this Chardonnay was whole bunch pressed into French Oak puncheons (35% new) before undergoing full wild yeast fermentation with minimal sulphur additions.  The wine was then aged for 10 months with lees stirring to promote texture and also 20 % of the barrels went through malolactic fermentation.