Elegantly delicate now, it will no doubt evolve to reveal an ever larger framework of bolder flavours.

Even as a young wine there is a nice textural aspect of integrated flavour and tannin, with a fruit spectrum that is more dark cherry and brooding raspberry, rather than bright red fruits. 

As always with Gainsborough Park, this 2019 release is a very individual Chardonnay with a basket full of different characters, from creamy-smoky-earthy mushroom to intense pink grapefruit, lemon rind and honey, all within a framework of buoyant acidity and textural presence.

A generous palate laden with intensely flavoured fruit and a nice creamy texture.

Whilst looking for vineyard fruit purity when choosing barrels for our single vineyard releases, we take a slightly different approach for our Reserve blend, selecting barrels that show a touch more winemaking character, though invariably the vineyard characters of each vineyard still manage to shine through, which is always a delight to see. 

Derived from the Windmill Vineyard, the W-WB Pinot Noir is 100% fermented as whole bunches and only released in appropriate years - this is the first release since the 2016 vintage. 

With its elevated setting in Red Hill and relatively steep north-east facing slope, Merron’s Vineyard has a strong personality and unique peaceful charm. With the vines now in excess of 20 years old, it seems like another nuance of fruit character appears with each season. 

Chardonnay shining through with floral lift and lemon zest and also a nice hint of smoky complexity.

The class of vineyards which make up this wine is very much on show in this 2019 release, with seductive cherry and raspberry fruit purity, together with hints of whole bunch lift and complexity. 

This 2019 vintage release will be the 19th single bottling of the KBS Vineyard Chardonnay. The consistent threads of character that appear in the KBS Vineyard Chardonnay each year always astound us and 2019 is no different.