Domenica is the Beechworth label of vigneron Peter Graham, focused on estate-grown wines from the granite country of north-east Victoria. The Chardonnay is drawn almost entirely from Domenica's own vineyard, supplemented by fruit from the nearby Warner Vineyard, planted to a mix of clones including P58, Mendoza and the I10V1 (95) selection. The lean, granitic soils and elevated, cool-nights climate of Beechworth give slow ripening, fine natural acidity and mineral drive. Farming is hands-on and estate-focused. The 2025 fruit was picked across a seven-day window in early March in immaculate condition - fully ripe with ideal acidity - the crop lighter than usual, which, with an extended ripening, gave greater concentration and precision to the vintage.

Fruit is hand-picked, lightly crushed and gently pressed, with the heaviest solids briefly settled out by gravity before the juice is run to barrel. Fermentation begins naturally with wild yeast and proceeds at its own pace in a mix of 600-litre demi-muids and 228-litre barriques of Austrian oak, of which roughly 20 to 25 per cent is new. The wine is matured on lees to build texture and mid-palate weight while retaining the citrus-driven freshness that marks the style, with the reviewer noting pink grapefruit, white peach, hazelnut and a fine chalk-dust texture. The larger-format demi-muids temper oak influence, keeping the finish cool, taut and long.