2022 Circe, Hillcrest Road Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

Circe is a boutique label from Dan Buckle (of Domain Chandon) and Aaron Drummond (of Craggy Range). It is produced with fruit from the Hillcrest Road vineyard in Red Hill, Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. The vineyard grows Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes on deep red volcanic basalt soils.