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Description
This new release from Usher Tinkler came about over a shared bottle of wine, as so often great ideas do, with the desire to offer a barrel-fermented Hunter Chardonnay immediately accessible both in style and price point. This wine takes it’s name from the vineyard “Paperwasp Vineyard” due to the high number of Paperwasps that nest in the vines around harvest time.
This comes from a 1.6 hectare vineyard planted in 1985, vines now over 35 years old, sandy loam composition. It's handpicked, 100% barrel fermented in a mix of 1-to-3 year old French oak with a small portion undergoing malolactic fermentation and lees stirring.
It's rich and full-bodied but not without freshness and vitality too. It's a wonderfully versatile Chardonnay and as usher set out at its inception, terrific bang for buck.
