2023 Hill of Wingfield Chardonnay | Wismer-Wingfield Vineyard, VQA Twenty Mile Bench Toussaint 2024 we find the bloody

we find the bloody

The nose is enigmatic: a dark petrichor or dusty-slatey-mineral-stone-becomes-lemon confit

These older vines produce quite a light-coloured wine that is at once deft and incredibly complex

Les vignes étaient plantées en 1983 et 1987 et ces vieilles

There’s a hint of pear on the nose mingling with crustacean seaside notes that seem more elegant

2023 Hill of Wingfield Chardonnay | Wismer-Wingfield Vineyard, VQA Twenty Mile Bench Toussaint 2024 we find the bloodyThe Hill of (Wismer) Wingfield, our micro selection of the steepest part, always makes me reflect: Does the Emperor have clothes? I say: Yes! When you come to the nose, there's an unusual purity here. It's almost magnetic. The nose is hidden, almost imperceptible, with a faint top note of anis scented seaside minerals. Done with a careful use of wood, the slate and limestone is so long, focussed and stony, yet, for the moment, there's a hint of clove