Tasting Notes
colour
Pale colour with flecks of green.
aroma
A revelry of fresh grapefruit and citrus zest, enhanced by taught flinty aromas, cashew nut and subtle oak spice.
palate
Taught and mealy on the palate, supported by poignant ripe nectarine and grapefruit, weaving complexity and acidity, with captivating drive and length.
cellaring
Will reward careful cellaring for five to seven years.
Technical
vintage
Constant spring winds during budburst caused low vine yields. The region experienced cooler than average temperatures over the growing season causing a longer ripening period with delayed harvest dates. The driest vintage to date producing extremely high-quality fruit.
winemaking
36% Coal Valley, 34% East Coast and 30% Tasman Peninsula Chardonnay was hand-picked and chilled overnight before being whole bunch pressed into seasoned French oak (300L) and left to undergo wild fermentation with the inclusion of some solids. 50% of the wine was sulphured immediately post primary fermentation with the remaining 50% stirred without SO2 for 3 months. 9 months in oak prior to blending and bottling.
region
Tasmania
variety
Chardonnay
analysis
- Alcohol: 13.0%
- pH: 3.3
- TA 6.8 g/L
Awards
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2023
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2022
Reviews
Halliday Wine Companion 2024
Tamar Valley/Coal River Valley/Tasman Peninsula-sourced Chardonnay; matured in large format French oak for 10 months. An immediate wash of mealy lemon, grapefruit, white peach and nectarine fruit notes along with hints of fine spice, white flowers, flint, crushed river stone, nougat, oyster shell and sexy French oak. There is a swirl of struck-match complexity in the mix, and the wine presents an expansive palate with plenty of clarity, tension and complexity. A long, dreamy finish, too.
95
Erin Larkin, Robert Parker Wine Advocate 2023
Tasted beside the 2020, this 2021 Estate Chardonnay is finer and tighter; the acidity has a rapier-like cut and thrust and engages in a parry with the fruit on the mid-palate. It has notes of preserved citrus, yellow peach, curry leaf and juniper—a hint of sage, even? There are elements in here that teeter on the brink of green, but it provides balance, depth and edge to what is otherwise a very concentrated (almost yellow-fruited) wine.
95
