Tasting Notes
Parcels of Chardonnay from the Clover and ABC vineyards were added to a rolling ferment for the macerated chardonnay in 2022. The fruit was hand sorted and destemmed then chilled. The fermentation went for 3 weeks with gentle pump overs performed once a day to ensure minimal oxygen exposure and tannin extraction. The ferment was pressed to 60% extraction leaving behind the hard pressings. Elevage was for 11 months in a 1850L fodre on full lees, and bottling took place on February 8th 2023 with 2200 bottles produced. The macerated chardonnay is golden in colour and there is a hint of terpene in the finish, it is smooth and well-rounded with jasmine and orange blossoms, it is loose in the mouth, but the natural acidity from gentle extraction lingers and tightens the wine in the finish. - Winery Note
When Jasper Button and his sister, Sophie, moved back to the family vineyard in the Adelaide Hills, they hade no intention of making wine. For them, the journey was more about building the farm into an economically viable business. But then Jasper met Anton van Klopper of Lucy Margaux.
The trailblazing natural winemaker and all-round wildman introduced Jasper to the philosophies behind natural winemaking and how full of energy and vibrancy these wines can be. Jasper picked and processed two barrels of Chardonnay in 2013, and never looked back.
He and Sophie founded Commune of Buttons the very next year, began converting the vineyards to organic and biodynamic viticulture, and started making wines in earnest. They were quickly welcomed into the natural wine community of the Basket Range, learning and sharing knowledge with producers such as Brendon Keys of BK Wines, James Erskine of Jauma, and the late Taras Ochota from Ochota Barrels.
Validation came very quickly for Jasper, with the award for Best New Act at the Young Gun of Wine Awards 2016, and then having his 2015 ABC Chardonnay poured at Rene Redzepi's NOMA pop-up in Sydney.
Since then, the Buttons have gone from strength to strength, building their range, and sourcing fruit from outside their own vineyards to supplement their production. All of their partner vineyards share the same hands-off philosophies, and all of the fruit picked is processed with minimal intervention and maximum care by Jasper and Sophie. No additions of any kind are used during the winemaking process with tiny amounts of sulphur added just prior to bottling.
| Product Type | Wine White Chardonnay |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Sub Region | Adelaide Hills |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |