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McLaren Vale, Australia
Spring Seed Chardonnay 2025
Spring Seed Wine Co (Battle of Bosworth)
Nectarine and lime chardonnay with the faintest whisper of French oak toast.
$22.00
750ml13% alc.Vintage may change. If it does, we’ll notify you of any price adjustment before dispatch.
About
A McLaren Vale chardonnay named 'Four O'Clock', night-picked to preserve natural acidity and fermented cool in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Part of the ferment is left on solids for texture, and about a third of the wine spends six months maturing in seasoned French hogsheads, giving a gentle toasty edge without masking the fruit. Expect stone fruit — nectarine and peach — with lime and a touch of green apple, finishing crisp and zesty. Grown organically on the Bosworth family's own McLaren Vale vineyard.
Four O'Clock comes from the Bosworth family's organic McLaren Vale vineyard. The fruit is picked at night to hold onto its natural acidity. It ferments cool in stainless steel, with part of the ferment left on solids for texture. About a third of the wine spends six months in seasoned French hogsheads.
Nectarine, peach, lime and green apple carry the flavour, while the older oak adds a quiet toastiness. The wine finishes crisp rather than heavy. Pour it with roast chicken, barbecued corn, or a fish pie. It is ready to drink now, especially when served cool enough to show its citrus edge.
Producer note
Winemaker Joch Bosworth has grown chardonnay on this site for decades, as did his father Peter before him — fruit from the Bosworth vineyard went into the first couple of vintages of Penfolds' flagship Yattarna Chardonnay.
Structure
Grape
Picked on Stef's structure profile.
