-
97
/ 100
Gary Walsh -
96
/ 100
James Halliday's Wine Companion -
96
/ 100
James Suckling
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Beechworth
Region
13.4%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"Vintage 2022 combined good yields with high quality, which must be something of a relief given the vicissitudes of recent seasons. Who’d be a farmer eh? This is to be released April 2024. A little struck match and funk, pink grapefruit and pear, spicy oak, some ginger, floral perfume sitting quietly behind that, waiting to unfurl. Intense, fine flinty texture and chalky grip, it’s restrained, but the power through the palate, and the length is quite something. Sappy and alive. Here’s a Chardonnay of quiet power and finesse. It’s benchmark stuff."
- Gary Walsh
96 / 100
"Exceptional style and class through and through...A thrilling ride awaits with a deep dive into arresting aromas filled with white flowers, stone fruits, Meyer lemon, nougat, almond meal and spice. Floats dreamily on the plate, fine in texture, resonating in fruit and well-judged oak, creamy in texture, bright in energy and acidity"
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
96 / 100
"Damn this is reductive, demanding an aggressive decant, or an eagle eye in the cellar and plenty of patience. Yet the material lurking behind this flinty, terse carapace is thoroughly impressive: pithy stone fruits, anise, glazed quince and citrus marmalade. Thrilling levels of sheer extract, intensity and length, to boot. Trust me. WAIT! Drinkable now, but best from 2027 - 96 Points"
- James Suckling
Tasting Notes
Winery notes from winemaker Keppell Smith:
The 2022 Chardonnay is the best chardonnay I have ever made.
All the Savaterre wines from 2022 are indeed from the best vintage of my life!.
It was a stunning vintage.
Warm days to ensure flavour ripeness followed by cool evenings to help retain acid. Rain at the right time to avoid disease and a long cool finish to the season to impart the subtle flavours we desire.
I am so incredibly pleased and proud of these wine.
Elegance, freshness, complexity, texture, plenitude and precision are the descriptors for this vintage.
The result is incredible.
My Tasting Notes - 2022 Chardonnay
I do not know where to start with this wine.
It is such a complete and complex tapestry of aromas, flavours and texture.
It’s the rare combination of power and amplitude combined with elegance, freshness, precision and tension.
The aroma distracts you from your everyday thoughts. It grabs you and keeps your attention. A subtle flint
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity