Ashleigh Barrowman, 'Queen of Swords' Chardonnay, 2023 dummy tag slowing down the ripening of

slowing down the ripening of the fruit and maximising the complexity we find in the wine

linear and concentrated with a crisp

This wine celebrates balance

floral and spicy tones

Deeply coloured

Ashleigh Barrowman, 'Queen of Swords' Chardonnay, 2023 dummy tag slowing down the ripening ofThis is Marlborough Chardonnay, but not as most know it. After years working alongside Jura legend Domaine Labet, Ashleigh Barrowman has brought that same Jura centric, "vins vivants" philosophy to the Southern Valleys. Sourced from the biodynamic Wrekin Vineyard, the Queen of Swords is all about tension and savoury detail. Its lean and saline, trading tropical fruit for notes of bruised apple, flint, and a nutty, yeast driven complexity from 18