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This Chardonnay was barrel-fermented then matured in 30% new French oak barrels for 11 months before bottling. It did not undergo malalactic fermentation, as the local climate leaves the grapes with the ideal level of acidity when they are picked.
2021 was a superb vintage in the Yarra Valley. This is an intense Chardonnay which radiates concentration and complexity. On the nose it has gentle aromas of honey, melon and pears, with a slight “struck match” character which soon disappears after swirling in the glass. The palate is beautifully balanced with benchmark Yarra Valley purity of fruit, elegance and length. It tastes a touch riper than previous vintages, with pear, stone fruits and ripe apple flavours rather than citrus. French oak adds some structure and mid palate richness. You can enjoy this already but it will evolve and deepen in complexity for up to 20 years in bottle!
“The 2021 Chardonnay leads with crushed nuts, curry leaves, apple blossom, wet slate/river stones, spring flowers and brine on the nose. It is incredibly fragant here today. In the mouth, the wine is detailed and rich; it undulates across the palate with notes of salted white stone fruit, nashi pear, a hint of loquat, crushed cashew and a hint of mustard seed. It’s all here. The wine is so pretty and restrained but is is complete and powerful at the same time. There is sandalwood and saffron, and the oak is toasty and spiced but is so precisely embossed into the fruit that is supports rather than frames. Malolactic fermentation is eschewed here, and it is absolutely not required. This is a wine of detail and precision, and this is never more true than in this lovely, balanced season. What a lovely wine. It has palate-staining fruit. The wine gets better as it sits in the glass. 13.20% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.” 97 points Robert Parker (Tasted by Erin Larkin): Publication date: 21 September 2023
“The only cuvee in the range to be bottled under stelvin. While this closure may promote a waft of reductive tension, reduction is never intentionally sought and depends on the nature of the fruit and yeasts of any given year. A pungent, mid-weighted expression with real torque: tension, expansion and release of yellow and green plum, nectarine and a indescribable chalkiness, the oak tucked in effortlessly and barely detectible. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.” 95 points James Suckling (Tasted by Ned Goodwin MW): Publication date: August 7th 2023
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