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97
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James Halliday's Wine Companion
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Geelong
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Ready, but will Keep
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Barrel fermented with full solids and matured in 25% new French barriques and puncheons with only the new barrels going through mlf. Aromas of pure white peach, gentle vanillin from the well-handled oak, white flowers and flecks of flint and oyster shells. There's a gentle creaminess on the elegant, persistent and nicely structured palate. It's very, very good now, but no problems ageing this for another four to six years. Geelong chardonnay doesn't get much better."
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
The Strathmore vineyard in Geelong is quite an interesting place, a massive vineyard planted between 1980-2000, it is uniquely broken up into different blocks with each planted to a specific style.
This wine comes from a single-clonal block of P58 Chardonnay. As a clone, it produces very fine, elegant, and linear wines. Picking time is key however, and the boys from Mulline nailed this one perfectly. Clean citrus and white peach dominate here, with a lovely creamy texture to round out the wine.
Despite the creaminess, there is real tension in this wine, the crisp malic acid component provides perfect counterbalance, keeping this wine singing pitch perfectly across the palate.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity