Clyde Park Estate Chardonnay 2019

Their sustainable methods begin out in the garden (where they grow fruit and vegetables to supply their on-site bistro) before entering the kitchen, where waste is separated into coffee grounds, glass, cardboard, plastic, chicken food for the estate’s 40 mother hens, and compost for the vines. Out amongst the 167 acres of farmland, black-faced Suffolk sheep keep the weeds at bay and the soil healthy, enabling Clyde Park’s plants to produce vibrantly healthy fruit for their pure, intensely complex, award-winning wines. Back at the winery, where most of the water used comes from roof-collected runoff, 100 solar panels power daily operations and retired barrels find new homes as plant pots in the cellar door, built from gold-rush era bricks, reclaimed Oregon oak, and ironbark wood from the Blue Mountains.