Vineyard
Isabel Estate Block 1, Rows 36-74
                     Block 2, Rows 1-24
                     Block 3, Rows 20-41, 62-84 & 97-153

Variety
Chardonnay Clones: Mendoza
                                  UCD 15 and RUA 1
                                  15, 95, 2123 and 8021

Harvest Date
15th - 30th Aprill 2005

Bottling Date
2nd Feb 2007 

Viticulture - Mike Newman
Marlborough's climate offer challenges to Chardonnay and perfect ripeness can't always be achieved 2006's warm growing season was a pleasant contradiction and canopy management become more of a spectator sport than anything else. Crop thinning and bunch shoulder removal was our most utilised technique this year, to ensure richly concentrated juice. Leaf plucking was kept to a minimum to allow bunches to ripen without 'sunburn' effects from the enjoyably long sunshine hours.

Oenology - Patricia Miranda
It was a year of perfect ripeness for our Chardonnay. Hand picking and gentle whole bunch pressing ensured all the irches were preserved. Fermentation was it's usual 'joint venutre'. 50% of the juice was fermented in stainless prior to being transferred to French barrels while the balance was fermented in second and third year old barrels - different yeast strains were utilised for each technique. The barriques selected for our Chardonnay consist of several Coopers, of which approximately 20% were new. Batches were kept separate, seeking to retain fresh mineral acidity and natural varietal characteristics with regular lees stirring to contribute to mouth feel and lifted aromatics. The '06 Chardonnay enjoyed 10 months in oak prior to bottling.