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‘If you’re into the new wave of true fine wine producers of Australia you should be onto, should get onto, Domenica. Classics in the making. Rising high. Peter Graham got schooled (partly) at the great Giaconda winery in Beechworth. This is where he struts his own stuff. Single vineyard wine sent to large format oak to rest a while. It’s impressive.’ Mike Bennie Wine Front
After 13 years making wine at his uncles domain, Giaconda, Peter Graham decided to set up his own winery. Domenica sits 460m above sea level atop the granite ridge sweeping away to the south west of Beechworth. The wines are vividly reflective of their origin, a gripping mineral texture encasing the mature vine vitality of the varietals chosen to express it. Winemaking is traditional. Taste is more important than numbers. The yeasts come from the site, not a packet. Pressings, solids and lees all play their part completing the picture. The wines are carefully maintained in oak barriques before being bottled unfiltered.
About this wine from the winemaker: “The 2025 season was temperate, with a fairly cool and dry growing season. Warm, dry weather in late January and into early February allowed the grapes to fully ripen in excellent condition. Yields were high and the quality was exceptional.
“The 2025 Domenica Estate Chardonnay was handpicked, over the course of 10 days, by block and clone in mid February. The fruit was crushed, pressed and chilled in stainless steel overnight. The juice fermented in a mixture of 600 litre demi-muids and 228 litre barriques. As usual, the new oak component is around 20%.
“This year has produced a wine of purity and true representation of site. Stone fruit, white flowers and ginger aromatics lead to a mineral driven entry. The light toast, larger format oak brings depth and texture in the mid-palate, allowing the fruit to expand and carry through the full length of the wine.”
Pale straw in colour. A medium-bodied wine with fragrant white flowers, stone fruit, and ginger aromatics leading a mineral driven front palate. Aromas of honeysuckle, white nectarine and grapefruit are chased by a fine line of acidity on the palate; carrying a stoney influence from the granite soils. The lightly toasted larger format oak brings depth and texture to the mid-palate, allowing the fruit to expand and carry through the full length of the wine. A wine of startling purity and a true representation of site. Without a doubt one of the best wines Peter makes!
95 points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front “Pink grapefruit, white peach, hazelnut and spice, light floral notes. It’s bright and fresh, citrus in the driving seat with a little stone fruit in the back, a juicy tang, fine chalk dust texture, a twist of lemon peel cinches a cool finish of excellent length. Beautiful wine here. So lovely to drink.”
RRP $67 *Our Special Price $59.99 when you buy 6 or more of this wine*
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