2025 Singlefile Small Batch 'Old School' Chardonnay

Every few years, when we find the right parcel of chardonnay fruit, we return to this a much-loved style for further exploration. For this ‘Old School’ Chardonnay, we had a parcel of fruit with beautiful intensity of flavour as well as the desirable acid profile which allowed the fruit to ripen on the vine a little longer than usual.

Harvested in March 2025 at optimal flavour for a richer-styled, textural chardonnay, the fruit was picked and chilled overnight. The juice was pressed directly into new 225L Burgundian oak barriques on full solids, for wild fermentation. Malolactic fermentation initiated in the barrels with the lees stirred weekly for five months before final barrel selection and preparation for bottling in early February 2026. After bottling, the wine will be held back for approximately nine months before release to allow the flavours to develop and integrate further.

Our aim is to create a style which captures the texture, generosity and viscosity of an ‘old school’ chardonnay, while carefully balancing this with cool-climate natural acidity to ensure the wine still finishes light and clean.