Eileen Hardy Chardonnay looks to preserve to bottle the essential characteristics of the vineyard fruit. To create the highest possible quality blend from the cool climates of subregional Tasmania, and Adelaide Hills. Gentle handling of the fruit and wine help to achieve this, while restrained winemaking assist in developing the complexity of the final blend. Several of the vineyards we source Chardonnay from were planted for us at carefully selected sites, only fit for Eileen Hardy Chardonnay when at full maturity. Richness, power and elegance has placed Eileen Hardy Chardonnay amongst the finest Chardonnays in the country.

The 2022 Vintage in Tasmania was not without its challenges, with vast differences in the behaviours of each of the sub-regions. A long and wet winter and following spring led to a slow ripening season with small yields. Quality was a pleasant surprise in most cases and is a testament to our committed growers’ efforts during difficult picking. The Derwent and Coal River Valleys both experienced relatively cool and slow ripening seasons, producing excellent quality fruit that arrived very late in the season, picked at relatively high Baumes to manage the high acid retention. The outcome of this tricky season is aromatic wines with complex flavour concentration, ripe structure and lovely mid palate weight.