Shaw and Smith Lenswood Chardonnay Adelaide Hills – 2024

This Chardonnay is consistently one of Australia’s finest, coming from a very special vineyard planted at 500ms altitude in the Adelaide Hills.

Pale lemon straw colour. Restrained on the nose, with white flowers and a touch of struck match. A long, fine, and delicate palate but with underlying intensity of fruit, with chamomile, lemon pith and slightly under-ripe nectarine notes. Understated, with purity and finesse, but there is also texture and drive that hint at a great potential to age.

“A magic moment kind of wine. Scintillating acidity, a gentle,  savoury underbelly, crisp stone fruit and green apple characters, a distinct weave of saline minerality with touches of fino sherry and preserved lemon freshness. Add in nougat and ginger snap biscuit, but all of that with an immense sense of fruit purity, too. Savoury, serious, vivid and refreshing in the same breath. A tour de force of chardonnay. Brilliant” 97/100 James Halliday’s Wine Companion