2021 Joshua Cooper Dash Farm Vineyard Chardonnay, Bendigo, Australia Iruai The Brovia parcel (1

The Brovia parcel (1

a tiny blight that over the last two centuries has been causing devastation worldwide by attacking the roots of ungrafted grape vines

Note the singular “Vaillon” instead of the more commonplace “Les Vaillons” on Defaix’s label

100% Palomino from old vines

2021 Joshua Cooper Dash Farm Vineyard Chardonnay, Bendigo, Australia Iruai The Brovia parcel (1Planted in 1999, Dash Farms sits at nearly 1500 ft. on the southern granitic slopes of Mt. Alexander (Leanganook) looking back towards Mt. Macedon and the Macedon Ranges. Like Ray Monde, it sits just outside the Macedon Ranges GI. Ripening for Chardonnay occurs around a week earlier than Joshs familys vineyard, Cobaw Ridge. The lean granite soils and high altitude confer both concentration and freshness at low sugar levels. Once hand harvested with