Coldstream Hills Chardonnay is sourced from hillside sloping vineyards in the upper and lower Yarra Valley, the grapes are pressed using gentle handling techniques. Coldstream Hills Chardonnay is barrel fermented and matured in French oak barrels for nine months prior to blending and bottling. Pale straw with green tints. Attractive citrus characters of grapefruit and lemon pith with underlying quince and stonefruit dominate the bouquet. Toasty oak with grilled nut barrel fermentation characters provide additional complexity to the wine. A stylish wine with texture, layering of flavours and length.Citrus and stonefruit characters are evident and are supported by integrated toasty oak and a hint of minerality. The Upper Yarra Chardonnay generally provides attractive citrus notes, with minerally notes and length; the Lower Yarra is normally fuller in style with attractive white peach and quince characters. Blending of parcels from both regions produces wines of complexity, varietal definition and length.