Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, pan-seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
While Brokenwood is deeply rooted in the Hunter Valley, their pursuit of exceptional cool-climate fruit led them to the Indigo Vineyard, nestled in the picturesque foothills of the Victorian Alps near Beechworth, Victoria. Established in the late 1990s, this vineyard is celebrated for its granitic gravel and clay soils, which impart a distinct mineral signature. The Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay represents a beautiful marriage of Brokenwood's meticulous winemaking and Beechworth's unique high-altitude terroir. Typically fermented in French oak puncheons and barriques using indigenous yeasts, the wine undergoes regular lees stirring to develop a rich, textured palate that perfectly balances vibrant stone fruit characters with a flinty, crisp acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1970 by Sydney lawyers Tony Albert, John Beeston, and acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, Brokenwood Wines began on a modest 10-acre block in Pokolbin within the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. Guided for decades by veteran managing director and chief winemaker Iain Riggs, the estate evolved from a passionate weekend venture into one of Australia's most prestigious and benchmark wine producers. Brokenwood embraces a philosophy of precise, low-intervention winemaking designed to let terroir and varietal clarity shine across both estate-grown Hunter Valley fruit and carefully selected parcels across Australia. The winery has achieved global acclaim particularly for its crisp, cellar-worthy Hunter Valley Semillons and its flagship Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, alongside popular lifestyle bottlings like the iconic Cricket Pitch label.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.0-13.5%