As a winemaker, when you get a parcel of grapes you really like, then why not go long and really celebrate it? This Chardonnay comes from a single vineyard in Whitlands that usually goes into making sparkling wine. Here, it's turned into a beautifully complex, funky and super fresh wine that you could lose yourself in.

Matt East was born into wine. His father, an airline pilot, planted a vineyard on the family property at Coldstream in the Yarra Valley in 1984. Matt grew up working in the vineyard and making wine in his family's shed using an old basket press, which ultimately led to a career in wine sales and marketing. Life then delivered Matt's family a blow, as his dad was diagnosed with cancer and passed away within 12 short months. Before he died, he made Matt promise to make wine from the vineyard he planted. Matt left his wine job in McLaren Vale to start Rouleur Wines, crafting delicious Chardonnay and Pinot from his family's Yarra Valley plot, as well as Grenache & Shiraz from McLaren Vale, plus so much more. The name is a nod to Matt's love of cycling, with a rouleur typically a rider who can smash out hard kms on the flatlands - although the slightly built Matt is anything but a big boned man for the flats, and his wines are typically crisp and refined.