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95
/ 100
Mike Bennie -
97
/ 100
James Halliday's Wine Companion
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2023
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Adelaide Hills
Region
12.4%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"From a single site in Piccadilly on clay quartz sandstone. Wild ferment with (30% new) French oak for maturation. Soft, gentle, curiously concentrated in a way with almond, just-ripe pineapple, nectarine, red apple and some natural yoghurt characters. It’s very relaxed and yet has a core of very briny, mineral-charged acidity with a long, trailing, pleasingly bitter finish. A light dusting of cinnamon spice amongst all this. A succulence and freshness even with the modest sense of generosity. This should mature spectacularly too. Rated : 95+ Points"
- Mike Bennie
97 / 100
"From a portion of old vines in the Piccadilly subregion referred to as 'Grand Cru'. White stone fruit, grapefruit and lime peel with earthen cinnamon bark. The concentration here is dialled up and tuned in, as is the purity of fruit, with Greek yoghurt lactic creaminess folded through. From a cooler-than-usual vintage, the wine is so delightfully clean, transparent and microscopically calibrated. I'm in awe. Acidity is brilliant, bright, weaved in and enlivening. Underripe pineapple and red apple skin, fleshy and tart with bitter citrus through the finish. It's tightly wound, seemingly infinitely so, which should excite us all. Its future is a safe bet. Katrina Butler Published 03 December 2024"
- James Halliday's Wine Companion
Tasting Notes
Old vine Chardonnay from the heart of Piccadilly, where the wines are renowned for their power and flair. No doubt about it with this wine, it’s all lemon citrus, melons, ripe fruit and impressive acid…a complete package and the reason this part of the Hills is often referred to as the “Grand Cru” section.
Soil: Light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive schist and quartz rocks and rubble
Vinification: Whole bunches were crushed and pressed into to tank for settling overnight before racking off solids to barrel. The wine spent 11 months in French oak, 30% new, before racking to tank for three months and bottled.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity