Sang de Pigeon Chardonnay 2022, Adelaide Hills

Growing season: Average winter rains were followed by a mild summer. Yields were low with light bunches of excellent quality.

Winemaking: Hand picked on the 19th and 30th March from Lobethal and Piccadilly, pressed to French oak puncheons (35% new), 65% malolactic, 11 months on yeast lees, filtered and bottled.

Bottles produced: 2350
Alcohol 13.4%; Titratable acidity 6.4g/L; pH 3.41; Residual sugar 0.71g/L

Produced by Michael Hall Wines

Michael Hall is a renowned, award-winning, South Australian-based, micro-negociant making individual wines that reflect their place. He sources fruit from carefully chosen single vineyards in the Barossa Valley, Eden Valley and the Adelaide Hills to produce small-batch, precise, expressive wines. Michael was originally from the UK, and he released the first vintage of Michael Hall Wines in 2008, bringing his wine dream to fruition after two decades as a jewellery expert at Sotheby’s in Switzerland. To prepare, he enrolled in wine science in Adelaide and absorbed as much knowledge as he could working stints in Australia with Cullen, Giaconda, Henschke, Shaw + Smith, Coldstream Hills and Veritas; in France with Domaine Leflaive, Meo-Camuzet, Vieux Telegraphe and Trevallon.

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Tasting Notes

Nectarine stone fruit, pithy citrus tension and fruit in the glass. A portion sees new oak, yet this remains quite delicate and easy to love.