2021 Krinklewood Wild Chardonnay Biodynamic, Hunter Valley

Krinklewood has new owners, we know this, but the wind of change comes with a suite of wines I’ve recently been sent. It’s this chardonnay, a full-blown deeply orange wine, a field blend. Gone is the concern for clarity, precision and technocratic winemaking, and in is experimentation and a different view on the potential of this wonderful estate. The Windrims, awesome people, awesome farmers, now the legacy continues with a fresh lens thrown over the site. Cool. I loved the new wines.

91 points Mike Bennie winefront.com.au

The 2021 Wild Chardonnay is pale straw in colour and displays engaging aromas of lemon, honeysuckle and chamomile. The balanced ripe fruit coupled with the wonderful natural acidity of this wine makes it perfect to be enjoyed on its own or with your favorite meal.

Winemaking Notes

This audacious younger sibling of Krinklewood: Our Wild Chardonnay 2021 was created from certified Biodynamic fruit & blended to create a crisp refreshing dry white wine. This vintage was made with a blend of Chardonnay with a dash of Verdelho. Fermentation took place in Stainless Steel tanks under cool conditions. The wine was bottled early to retain freshness of the primary fruit characters and underwent minimal filtration prior to bottling.

The decision to farm biodynamically and make biodynamic wine at our Hunter Valley Vineyard was an easy one…“It’s better for the environment, better for the people that live and work on the farm and it gives us a better quality wine that is ultimately better for our consumers to enjoy! We have been using these principles for 18 years now, over this time we have noticed our vineyard is able to better withstand our forever challenging climate conditions and we are seeing wines with greater expression of aromas and textures specific to our terrior” – Rod Windrim.

Biodynamics is a homeopathic medicine for agriculture, using natural means to obtain a better, more sustainable and healthier end product. Rudolf Steiner introduced the philosophy in 1924. Bio refers to the life in the soil and dynamic refers to the energy. Biodynamic is Organic, but differs in the use of BD preparations, which are applied within the natural rhythm of the cosmos.

Krinklewood Vineyard and Farm started conversion in 2002 and became Certified Biodynamic Organic in 2007. The whole property including the winery is certified with Australian Certified Organic  and is audited annually to maintain biodynamic organic certification.