Inspired by my brothers love and mastery of this noble variety, the 2021 Brothers Ilk is tribute to Phils thinking, Ben Zanders Bernard 95 clone fruit and our hard graft in the winery. Its a bit of old school smashed together with a lot of new thinking all wrapped up in a bloody tasty wine.

Six Bottle Case $240 | Dozen Price $456

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Production:

Single vineyard wine.
Bernard 95 Clone Chardonnay Grown on Ben Zander’s Flaxman’s Valley, Eden Valley Vineyard.
Total production 678 bottles

Colour:

Pale green/gold straw

Nose:

Plenty of white peach leanness over restrained and subtle high quality oak. A fresh layer of reserved lemon peel, fresh cream, slight toffee hints overlay yeasty complexity

Palate:

Terrific line and length up front. Initially Minerally and lithe palate which with fresh white peach underpinned with lemon zest, creamy texture & a mouth-watering crisp finish.

Philosophy:

Back in 2008, my brother Phil, fresh(ish) from a vintage in Burgundy, said lets make a Chardonnay. I said, are you fucking joking?? The answer was thankfully no and resulted in the first iteration of the Brothers Ilk Chardonnay. After Stealing Phils original concept, a smidge of his methodology and forging onwards (solo) from 2009, Ive honed my interpretation of my Brothers Ilk and made it my own. 2022 has seen the second iteration of the Brothers Ilk expressed through the lens of Ben Zanders Flaxmans Valley Bernard 95 Chardonnay fruit. 678 bottles have been handmade of the 2022 Brothers Ilk, each carefully hand packaged by team david Franz. Please enjoy this bit of Eden Valley, crafted in the Western Barossa!

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