Lienert Vineyards Kyffhauser Eden Valley Chardonnay 2024

Kyffhauser Story

Frederick I “Barbarossa,” the German born 12th-century Holy Roman Emperor, supposedly drowned during the Third Crusade, but folklore claims he lives! and still sleeps beneath the Kyffhäuser mountains, his red beard growing through a stone table, awaiting the day ,when Gerrmany needs him the most.

Our “Kyffhäuser” Eden Valley Vineyard sits at 500 metres above sea level, amongst the highest elevation in the Barossa wine region. She borders the famed Kaiser Stuhl (the King’s Throne) Conservation Park. To name the vineyard we felt it only fitting that, after a long day of ruling from the King’s Throne, Barbarossa might sleep beneath his legendary Kyffhäuser mountain, or in our case, beneath our vineyard, giving rise to the vineyard’s nickname.

Winemaking

Vine age – Planted 1982
Soil – Sandy Loam with Gravelly quartz dispersed throughout
Variety – Chardonnay – Mendoza Clone     
Harvest Date – 1^st March 2024
Selective harvested (destemmed in the vineyard) and pressed within 1 hour of picking
Juice was oxidatively handled.Minimal cold settling and racked to barrel for fermentation @ 12-15C for 18days.Barrel aged in FO hogsheads (30% New) for 1 year.Full MLF in Barrel and aged on MLF Lees

Bottled December 2025

Tasting Notes

Pale straw in colour, this wine opens with lifted aromas of white peach and melon layered with flint, lavender and a subtle hint of ginger. The palate is youthful yet textural, showing fine acidity and mineral drive, with stone-fruit flavours of peach and nectarine supported by beautifully integrated oak and gentle lactic complexity through a long, balanced finish.