Chardonnay is generally recognised as the world’s greatest white variety, a versatile grape that produces fine wines in many different wine regions. The Blue Pyrenees Chardonnay 2010 has been created from 3 outstanding Chardonnay fruit parcels selected from mature vineyard blocks. The 2009 / 2010 growing season started with good winter rains, a cool dry spring then a warm summer and a cool wet Autumn which produced healthy vine canopies, good crops, and plenty of shade, great for delicate flavour development, whilst retaining freshness. Harvesting at 13* Beaume sugar level helped produce moderate alcohol levels and the finer style Chardonnay that is now preferred by most in Australia. 75% per cent of this wine was matured for 12 months in a combination of new to four year old French oak. Traditional and contemporary techniques were used to craft this elegant wine, notably barrel fermentation and yeast lees stirring or battonage, which has added both complexity and richness to the vineyard derived fruit flavours. The result is a medium-bodied crisp dry white wine with the classic complex flavour profile sought in great chardonnays.