Beechworth, Victoria

95 points & Top 100 Australian Wines of 2023 -“Considered by many to be among the finest chardonnay in the land, my expectations are high. Far less tensile, or reductive as I recall. Vintage vagaries aside, I feel that there is more amplitude, just enough flesh and a suggestive quotient of gingerbread, nectarine, oatmeal and certain mineral torque, to impart joy over cerebral rumination. I like this lifestyle! Even more, if there were malolactic complexities, which there are not. Despite the flavor intensity, there is a sense of neutrality and a reticence that bodes for way, way more time in bottle. Best after 2025. Screw cap.” - Ned Goodwin MW (James Suckling)