Country: Australia
Region: Adelaide Hills
Vintage: 2024
Variety: Chardonnay
Alcohol volume: 13.5%
Closure: Screwcap

Aroma
Admirable finesse, powerful perfumes of grapefruit, lime juice and cashews captured in an almost steely framework.

Palate
Powerful and refined.

Winemakers comments
Long-term followers of this pristine chardonnay will notice subtle changes in the style of the wine. While remaining entirely from the Piccadilly Valley, the change is mainly due to a different clonal mix.

Cellaring potential
More approachable when young but still with the capacity to age.

Vinification
Barrel fermented exclusively in French oak barriques (40% new) for 10 months; only partial natural malolactic fermentation.

James Suckling
94 Points
There's real precision and energy, with aromas of lemon peel, grapefruit rind, green apples, peaches and phosphorous. The palate is medium-bodied with laser-like acidity and a high-tension mouthfeel, giving flavors of green melon, lime juice, oyster shells and sea salt. Pure and refined. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

Mike Bennie
96 Points
A silky textured, inwardly concentrated release with fresh nashi pear, red apple, light gingery spice elements, halva and brine as the mainstays of descriptors. The potency gives a sense of power but there's control and elegance here, too. A graceful, salivating white of medium to fuller weight with impeccable balance and length. It's a star.