Ten Minutes by Tractor Mills Chardonnay 2022

This is the first time that the Mills vineyard Chardonnay has been elevated to a single vineyard release. Planted in 2000 by the Mills family, the quality of the Mills Chardonnay has always shone
through and has been an important component of our Estate bottling in recent years. In 2017 a new Chardonnay block was planted with clone 95, and the first vintages from these young vines have further underlined the quality of this site.
This wine has an elegant lift of lemon, with hints of melon, kiwi fruit and spice. A sultry palate that is round, mouth filling and elegant. Characteristics of melon and lime zest criss-cross the palate, with
pithy citrus notes and an alluring fine phenolic mineral edge on the finish.

With a La Niña weather pattern controlling the season, the wet spring and start to the summer delayed bud burst and flowering. Below average temperatures and rainfall over summer allowed the grapes to ripen slowly but evenly, resulting in great concentration of flavour and good natural acidity.