The Coal Vineyard team work to the objective of harvests with the most exquisite varietal eloquence and well defined Tasmanian regionality. Sustainable viticulture and love of the vine are essential, Todd and Gill hand prune and shoot thin each individual planting as they aim for perfection. All grapes are hand picked and hand selected off the vines to produce single site Coal Valley vintages. The site itself is world class but realizing the full potential from the splendid terroir demands uncompromising attention to detail. Old Block Chardonnay is fermented in two separate parcels, each inoculated to a choice strain of yeast to achieve engaging complexity of flavour, followed by eight months maturation in French oak barrels.