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95
/ 100
Mike Bennie
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 Forest Range sub region at some 600 metres above sea level. Super mellow with slashes of brighter citrusy inflection, light, stony mineral qualities and a sense of creaminess and almond savouriness about it all. Green apple, a light spray of pink grapefruit juice, some sour dough elements, preserved lemon and the faintest gingery notes. Beautiful, so well balanced, quiet complexity and just straight up delicious. A ‘mature person wine’, if you get the drift. Just darn lovely"
- Mike Bennie
Tasting Notes
Scary Gully has a fine boned line from the shallow rocky soils its grown on high up in Forest Range. The wine is all about the minerality and the hints of lime, fennel seeds and white peach. Its driven, it’s distinct, it’s one of the great sites in the Adelaide Hills, further enhanced by low yields and the coolness of the vintage.
Soils: quartz rubble of siltstone, sandstone and clay
Vinification: whole bunches were pressed into to tank for settling overnight before racking off solids to barrel. The wine spent 11 months in French and Austrian oak, 20% new, before racking to tank for three months and bottled.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity