The 2023 vintage is widely reported to have been the most difficult and challenging in at least the past 20 years. A third La Niña event produced the wettest year since 2011 and the ninth wettest on record since 1900 for Australia in 2022, with rainfall totals 26 per cent above the 1961–1990 average. It was also Australia’s coolest
year since 2012, although average temperatures were 0.5 degrees C warmer than the 1961–1990 average. Persiste...
Chardonnay 2023 ($40) – The fruit for this fine Tasmanian Chardonnay was sourced from two discrete blocks (three different clones) and gently pressed, before racking to French oak barrels, 30% new and the remainder from one to four years in age. A full natural fermentation with half the wine then going through malo. Nine months maturation.
The colour here is a lovely gleaming pale gold. The nose gives us aromas of stonefruit, especially peaches, spices and a hint of limes. There is a gentle and well-integrated note of oak. The structure provides elegance, yet underlying richness, and decent length. There is bright acidity. A youthful style, linear and lingering. Enjoy for the next four to eight years. 93
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