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95
/ 100
The Wine Front
White
Classification
Chardonnay
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Yarra Valley
Region
13.2%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
95 / 100"A whiff of smoke and struck match, peach, green melon, grapefruit, some lime zest, cashew and cinnamon, chamomile perfume too. It’s a fleshy wine, delivering plenty of Chardonnay flavour, fine chalk powder texture, preserved lemon, some nutty savoury oak flavours, with a bright citrus drizzled finish of excellent length and power."
- The Wine Front
Tasting Notes
The 2022 Chardonnay is such a great representation of Mount Mary Chardonnay from the distinctly warmer season. There is a slightly reductive, smoky character evident on initial pour that quickly dissipates to reveal a brilliantly defined, pure fruit profile. There are obvious leaner notes of grapefruit pith and citrus, but really these characters play second fiddle to riper melon and stone fruit characters. There is French oak derived complexity in the aromatics here, which is there to support rather than overpower the fruit and vineyard expression. The palate is concentrated and full of all the flavours that make Chardonnay so unbelievably enjoyable to drink The balance of fruit, savoury oak characters, texture from phenolics and acid are all working in harmony, as they should.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity