2024 Ballarat Chardonnay
$55.00
Established in 1997 at Scotsburn, on a windswept ridge 1.5 km from the base of Mt Buninyong, this site is planted in old goldfield soils. These soils, remnants of the Ordovician period, are made up of clay and sandy quartz breccia along with angular quartz pieces, sandstone, mudstone and siltstone. At 500m elevation, warm days are followed by (acid-retaining) cold nights. Vine rows run north-south and are trained to a VSP canopy.
Alcohol : 13.2%
Closure : Screwcap
Independent Review
"This is a lean chardonnay with excellent length and indeed complexity. Lemon, oyster shell, green herb and cedar-cream characters come lifted with mint and ginger. The citrus characters here are both fresh and preserved; there’s an excellent run of juicy, tonic-like, grapefruit-infused flavour through the finish; everything about this wine suggests that it will age well." Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Rated : 92+ Points
Tasted : Mar26
Drink : 2029 - 2033+