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DON Nelson Chardonnay, 2019

by: Alex Craighead Wines

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New Zealand

Wine

White

100% natural

Chardonnay

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Sulphites

27 mg/L

Grape Certification

Uncertified

Suitable for

Vegans

vegetarians

Technical Information

Vineyard

Organic / Biodynamic (uncertified)
Soil type: Alluvial, Clay, Gravel

Cellar

Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
Sulphites: No added sulphites: 27 mg/L
Fining (clarification): Unfined
Filtering: Unfiltered
Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians
Alcohol: tbc
Residual sugar: <1 g/L
Vessel type: Clay Pot - Tinaja, Wood - Old oak

Additional Information

Alcohol: 12.5% Suitable for Vegatarian and Vegan Manual harvest • Whole bunch • Fermented in (type/size of vessel) old French barriques and puncheons • Indigenous yeast • Ambient ferment • Length of ferment – 20 days • Racking? Yes - twice • Natural malolactic? Yes • Maturation (vessel, on lees, length of time?) – stainless steel 10 months Short History: Don Wines is owned by Josefina Venturino and Alex Craighead (Winemaker). “Don” is named after Josefina’s grandfather Don Ramon Dus and is a homage to family, honesty and simplicity. Don Ramon, a native of Concepcion del Uruguay in Argentina, is an avid wine lover with a lifelong fascination with farming.

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About Alex Craighead Wines

We are based in Upper Moutere, on the north west of the South Island of New Zealand. We have a small cellar where we craft zero additive wines from 10 different varieties. We currently farm 11 hectares of grapes across 4 vineyards (a combination of owned and leased), with soil types ranging from clay, to gravel and silt.

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