FOREIGN FRIENDS 2023 'BLACK SPRINGS' CHARDONNAY
FOREIGN FRIENDS 2023 'BLACK SPRINGS' CHARDONNAY
Foreign Friends Terroir Series Release 01.
Harvest: Picked February 15
Vineyard: Black Springs, Beechworth-Wangaratta Road, VIC, 3747
Terroir: Decomposed Granite
Elevation: 500m
Bottles: 588
Grower Notes: 2024 was the seventh vintage of Chardonnay from Black Springs, our first full year looking after the vineyard. It was a beautiful growing season with mild to warm temperatures. The result is very exciting.
Winemaking Notes: Hand picked, basket pressed, full lees fermentation, aged in oak for 18 months, 20% new oak.
Bottled, labelled and waxed by hand.
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WINEMAKING PROCESS
Grown in Beechworth on decomposed granite at 500m elevation, this wine is the first of our Terroir Series, our winemaker grown wine. This was the seventh Chardonnay vintage of the Black Springs Vineyard, a beautiful growing season with warm-mild temperatures. The grapes were hand-picked on February 15, 2023, then basket pressed. They went through full lees fermentation and were aged in 20% new oak for 18 months before bottling in August 2025.
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THE LABEL STORY
This label represents the first of our Terroir Series wines. A new range that pays tribute to the land on which the grapes were grown. The reddish-brown colouring signifies the decomposed granite soil of the Black Springs vineyard. The deep gradient from the base of the label to the top represents the colouring of the granite as it oxidises close to the soil surface. The embossed gold frame appears as in all of our labels, this time reflecting the rows of vines.
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REVIEWS
Stay tuned for upcoming reviews for this new release!