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2023 Delatite Pinot Gris

Mansfield, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Delatite has been producing wine since 1981 with David Ritchie taking over in 2005 and introducing Biodynamic Principles to manage the property. Hand-picked fruit is whole bunch pressed to 500L barrels for wild fermentation and 6 months of maturation on lees.
Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Intense pear and red apple scents fill the nostrils with hints of honeysuckle, quince and delicate musk also evident. Delicious pear and red apple fruits carry a beautifully rounded textural feel across the palate with some quince, faint honeysuckle and wet stone elements lining the back half. Finishes dry with brisk acidity and a refreshing medium to long aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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Style writ large revealing the rich, inner beauty of pinot gris (for those who ever doubted it). Ripe but also precise in aromas of nectarine, peach, Asian pear and apple blossom. Warm and honeyed on the palate, spicy, too, and yet never cloying. Indeed, quite the opposite thanks to clean, bright, lasting, acidity.
95 points
Jeni Port - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2023 Dhillon Glenhope Riesling

Macedon Ranges, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Michael Dhillon’s latest venture, emerging from the granite-rich soils at the northern tip of the Macedon Ranges, 460 meters above sea level, marks a thrilling expansion of his “negociant” wine collection. The Riesling, harvested in mid April, underwent natural fermentation in seasoned French oak barrels followed by maturation of over six months on delicate yeast lees. The aroma unfolds with understated complexity, revealing initial hints of lime and lemon zest, followed by nuances of sherbet, spice, floral accents, and a savory touch from the lees.

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2021 Dols Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 13.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright pale straw to straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of ripe peach and dried honey are intertwined with hints of crème brulee, biscuity nougat and spice notes. Rich ripe peach, nectarine and dried honey flavours decorate the palate with subtle crème brulee, biscuity nougat and spice characters lying underneath. Concludes with a creamy textured finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.3%

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2018 Domaine A Stoney Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2021)

ABV: 13.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with a subtle tinge of green running around the outskirts. On the nose herbaceous grassy scents mix with tropical fruits, grapefruit and delicate smoky mineral notes. The lively palate has a smattering of tropical fruits running across it with some grassy asparagus and flinty mineral characters lying underneath. Dry crisp finish with a delicious tropical fruit, grassy asparagus and gun flint aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 13.3%

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2021 Domaine Naturaliste Artus Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Other Reviews....
A wine from the big end of town, built on a scaffold of French oak barrel fermentation and stiletto acidity. Grapefruit and nectarine fill in the masonry. It is layered and balanced.
96 points
James Halliday - James Halliday's Wine Companion
Let it roll, baby roll. Artus at the bolder end of Margaret River Chardonnay, but invariably very good at it.
Nashi pear, peach, cinnamon and clove, honey and fennel, cheese rind. It’s powerful, a little buttery and spicy, but tight in citrus acidity, with a grainy grip, green mango and melon, spicy and powerful on a long finish. All the things. Excellent. Drink 2023 - 2030+.
95 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front
A linear and fresh chardonnay with sliced pears, apples and stone aromas and flavors. Medium body. Clean and crisp. Bright finish. A clean and crisp expression of Margaret River chardonnay. Drink now. Screw cap.
92 Points
JamesSuckling.com (October 2022)

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2021 Domaine Naturaliste Purus Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

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Spicy, nutty, white pear and peach, cinnamon and cashew. Juicy pear and lime, biscuit oak and lime zest, fine powdery/chalky texture, bright acidity, lots of spice and energy, with a long citrus and spice laden finish. Delightful. Drink 2023 - 2030.
94 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front
Aromas of crushed thyme, rosemary, baked lemons and white peaches. Medium-bodied. Fresh and transparent with crisp acidity. Succulent with subtle tannins guiding the way. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
93 Points
JamesSuckling.com (October 2022)

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2021 Dromana Estate Tuerong Park Chardonnay

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

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$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 12.6%

Closure: Stelvin

The 2021 vintage was blessed with near perfect conditions after a troublesome 2020 vintage. Fruit was fermented in a combination of barrel (75%) and stainless steel (25%) using selected yeasts. Approximately 75% of the final blend was allowed to go through malolactic fermentation and the wine spent 8 months on gross lees.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Nosing offers up aromas of white peach laced with hints of honeycomb and crème brulee followed by some nougat and spice notes. Rich fleshy white peach flavours combine with crème brulee and honeycomb over a nougat, roasted almond and spice back drop. Creamy textured in its feel it finishes with a nicely balanced freshness on the long moreish aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 12.6%

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2022 Duke's Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling

Porongurup, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 10 Years (2022-2032)

ABV: 12.1%

Closure: Stelvin

With new owners comes a label refresh for the Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling. Brilliant water like colour with distinct highlights of green around the edges. Jumping out of the glass are intense lime and Granny Smith apple scents which are trailed by some lemon, wet steel, orange rind and distinct flinty mineral notes. Racy, powerful and concentrated but not as textural as top vintages, mouth watering lime, green apple and lemon flavours are pierced by a steely spine of mineral infused acidity. Some orange rind and cucumber characters are also apparent on the dry flinty finish. Tense and laser like in its focus with an exceptionally long but tightly coiled aftertaste.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 12.1%

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This 2022 Magpie Hill Reserve Riesling is the first under new ownership, and it leads with a distinctly different nose than usual. It's challenging to pin down, but here goes: in place of the pristine white flowers and talc that is expected, there is swirling ash/embers, straw/hay, bison grass and graphite/bitumen and a pronounced petrichor/ozone character leads the charge. Behind it are pencil shavings, Dispirin (aspirin), the crackle of summer grass and oxalis. It's salty and mineral, gray and rocky, austere and sleek. Whether it's the season or not, this is a change in style for the Magpie Hill Reserve. Very different indeed. Drink 2022-2037.
95+ points
Erin Larkin – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
Smoky struck-flint reduction at first sniff then a suite of fruit aromas gradually unfolds, floral, mineral, green apple and lemon to the fore. The wine is tightly wound and very restrained, delicate and tense, needing time to emerge fully. Lively acidity is neatly integrated into the wine. A long-term wine for sure, a style that needs time and will richly reward even a few years cellaring.
95 points
Huon Hooke - The Real Review

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2022 Duke’s Frankland River Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2022-2028)

ABV: 11.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Jumping out of the glass are intense lime, citrus and orange blossom aromas which meld into talc and chalky mineral notes. Scrumptious lime, lemon, orange rind and green apple flavours have a racy feel underpinned by crunchy acidity. Notions of wet steel and flinty minerals linger in the background. Dry chalky finish with a long tense aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.2%

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A pure, potent and charismatic riesling of intensity and drive. Loaded with briny minerality and wound tightly with green apple and grapefruit zestiness. Opens with fruit characters married to wet fern, ozone and sea spray notes, the palate likewise apple-meets-grapefruit with flinty mineral elements. Flavours extend long and tightly packed with great concentration of fruit, spice and mineral elements. Overall, feels high quality while positing high drinkability. A winner. Drink by 2035.
94 points
Mike Bennie - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2020 Eden Hall Reserve Riesling

Eden Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2021-2027)

ABV: 11.8%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Pronounced lime, citrus and orange rind scents dominate the nose with some chalky mineral and light talc notes also evident. Mouth watering lime and citrus fruits show excellent concentration with orange rind, talc and flinty mineral characters ensuing. Fullish in its feel, it finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long tangy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11.8%

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From the most outstanding single block of the vintage, planted 1996. Made by Phil Lehmann. A contrasting mood to Eden Hall's Springton, the intensity and tension of the season is encapsulated here. Spicy, wild lemon, lime and Granny Smith apple fill an expansive and generous style, holding a finish of considerable drive, persistence and promise. It holds both the richness and breadth for immediate appeal and the cool, focused acid energy to go long. Drink by 2030.
94 points
Tyson Stelzer – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2023 Eldredge Farm Road Pinot Gris

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

ABV: 11.6%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle apricot tinge around the edges and a watery hue. Pear and red apple skin aromas mix with hints of rosewater and Turkish delight followed by some spice end notes. Pear, red apple skin and quince flavours overlay a delicate honeysuckle and spice back drop. Fresh yet texturally supple mouth feel with vibrant acidity and an elegant dry finish.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 11.6%

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2023 Eldredge Blue Chip Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 11.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like core with highlights of green around the outskirts. Distinct lime juice, Granny Smith apple and lemon aromas bounce out of the glass followed by some mandarin, talc and chalky mineral notes. Zesty lime juice, Granny Smith apple, lemon and mandarin fruits are framed by steely acidity with some chalky mineral elements lingering through the back half. Dry and racy it has a long lime juice driven finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.2%

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2023 Eldredge Spring Gully Riesling

Clare Valley, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 11%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge to the outskirts. Pronounced lemon and lime aromas mix with green apple, talc and mineral notes. Crunchy lemon and lime fruits have a steely back drop of mineral infused acidity with some Granny Smith apple characters also evident. Finishes dry and crisp with a long zippy aftertaste.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 11%

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2022 Emilian Single Parcel Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of ripe peach, nectarine and dried honey intermingle with roasted almond, biscuity nougat and spice notes. Medium weighted the palate features nectarine and pear fruits over bees wax, oily toast like characters and spice. Waxy like mouthfeel with fresh acidity and a mid length conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13%
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From a vineyard in Gruyere. Barrel fermented and matured in hogsheads and barriques (30% new) with 100% mlf. Bright green gold. Aromas of stone fruits, orange blossom, honeysuckle and a little candied ginger pervade this quiet and complex wine. Equally restrained on the gently textured and even palate, there's a nice touch of grip on the finish, too. 125 dozen made. Drink by 2027.
94 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2022 Emmalene Sauvignon Blanc

Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$23. 99
Bottle
$287.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2023)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges. Herbaceous gooseberry top notes intermix with passionfruit, asparagus and grassy capsicum like notes. Zippy grassy gooseberry, subtle passionfruit and lime flavours sit over a herbaceous mineral infused back drop. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long refreshing snappy aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 11.5%

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2022 Evans & Tate Wild Cape Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Wild fermented and matured in French oak barriques for a period of 11 months. Brilliant very pale straw colour with a subtle tinge of green around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of ripe peach, melon and citrus are followed by delicate grapefruit end notes. Nicely rounded in the mouth with peach, nectarine and melon fruits to the fore. Finishes dry with a dash of gun flint. Crisp acidity with a slippery textured conclusion.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2019 Evans & Tate Redbrook Estate Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99
Bottle
$395.88 Dozen

Minimum 6 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2024-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with gleaming green tinged edges and a watery hue. Elevated nectarine, lemon butter and oily toast aromas are trailed by hints of bees wax and spice. Vibrant nectarine and citrus fruits impart an energetic feel onto the palate with some lemon butter, subtle bees wax, toast and gun flint characters lying underneath. Good concentration with fresh acidity lending focus to the long elegant finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%
Other Reviews…..
Wild ferment, mlf blocked, matured for 10 months in barrel and a further 6 months in tank on lees. A reliably brilliant wine, this year is no exception. Classy fruit collides with toasty oak, all of it punctuated by bright acidity and fine texture. Super-smart+.
95 Points
Erin Larkin – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2022 Raidis Estate The Kelpie Sauvignon Blanc

Coonawarra, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2022)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant water like colour with a faint glimmer of green around the edges. Pungent herbaceous gooseberry and passionfruit scents jump out of the glass followed by hints of lime and grassy capsicum like notes. Intensely flavoured the palate features passionfruit, green apple and herbaceous gooseberry fruits over a subtle capsicum and mineral back drop. Finishes dry and crunchy with a zesty aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Fetherston Magnolia Albarino

King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now (2021)

ABV: 12.2%

Closure: Stelvin

Six days on skins with wild fermentation, aged on lees in neutral French barriques and puncheons for 4 months. Bright pale straw colour with a faint tinge of green to the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of pear, subtle lime and dried honey are expelled from the glass followed by some spicy clove like notes. Light and dry the palate has flavours of pear, dried apple and quince with a spicy finish. Brisk acidity and a delicate, spicy aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.2%

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2020 Fetherston Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)

ABV: 12.3%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw colour with gleaming tints of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Aromas of nectarine and pear mix with biscuity oak, hints of bees wax and citrus. Combining elegance with freshness the light to mid weighted palate has a delicate flavour profile of pear, green apple and citrus over subtle biscuity oak and wet stone characters. Finishes dry with brisk acidity and a flinty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12.3%
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A single-vineyard Upper Yarra chardonnay fermented in 2yo French oak puncheons. A really bright green gold. Opening with some reduction and matchstick, there are some lovely just-ripened nectarine and green-apple aromas too. Tightly wound and with good energy, this just needs another 6 months or so to really hit its straps. Drink by 2026.
93 Points
Philip Rich – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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2022 Fighting Gully Road Chardonnay

Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Produced predominantly from Smith’s vineyard which was planted back in 1978, the vines are tended by leading viticulturalist Mark Walpole who was responsible for introducing a number of emerging Italian varietals to Brown Brothers North East Victorian vineyards during the 1990’s. Together with winemaker Adrian Rodda, one of Beechworth’s emerging stars, they make formidable team, their 2022 Chardonnay quite possibly their best yet.
Moreishly rich, powerful and beautifully shaped this is a rising star of Beechworth.
Brilliant very pale straw core with distinctive green toned edges and a watery hue. Engulfing the nostrils are intense white peach, ripe nectarine, dried honey, cashew, biscuity nougat, subtle grapefruit and struck match stick notes. Rich and concentrated yet simultaneously wonderfully refined and fresh, the palate is draped with layers of white peach, nectarine and subtle grapefruit flavours. Notions of dried honey, roasted cashew, biscuity nougat characters and infusions of gun flint lend further sophistication to the back half. Texturally full and creamy it carries beautiful shape right through the long power packed finish. An exceptional Beechworth Chardonnay.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 14%

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2023 Fire Gully Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$34. 99
Bottle
$419.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2024-2028)

ABV: 14%

Closure: Stelvin

Fruit was sourced from 20-30 year old vines with barrel fermentation taking place in second and third fill barrels followed by 10 months maturation with fortnightly lees stirring.
Brilliant very pale straw colour with distinct tints of green around the edges and a watery hue. Lifted white peach and tropical fruit aromas are trailed by hints of dried honey and citrusy nougat notes. Fleshy white peach and tropical fruit flavours carry plenty of intensity and texture across the palate with ripe melon, dried honey and citrusy nougat elements playing out on the back half. Finishes fresh, long and generously fruited.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 14%

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2022 Forest Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

Mount Barker, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$27. 99
Bottle
$335.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2024-2030)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

From vines planted in 1985. Pale straw colour with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Nectarine and white peach scents show good lift out of the glass with some pear, delicate biscuity oak, nougat and gun flint notes ensuing. Mouth filling nectarine, pear and citrus fruits are layered across the palate with excellent intensity. Notions of biscuity oak, nougat and flinty characters line the back half. Nicely rounded it finishes long and refined with good freshness.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2023 Forest Hill Vineyard Riesling

Mount Barker, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2023-2031)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

An exceptionally powerful and intensely flavoured Riesling with sizzling acidity lending laser like precision.
Sourced from two sites on the Forest Hill Vineyard with vine age of 20 and 48 years old respectively. Brilliant water like colour with greenish toned edges. Lime and lemon scents jump out of the glass followed by some orange rind, wet steel and chalky mineral notes. Crunchy lime, lemon and Granny Smith apple fruits engulf the mouth providing it with good textural volume which is counterpointed by sizzlingly crisp acidity. Some wet steel, orange rind and flinty mineral characters linger through the long, concentrated and zippy finish.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 12%
Other Reviews…..
A blend of Block 2 (planted 1975) and the youngest Highbury Fields site. Its lime and apple blossom fragrance leads the way for the palate with a delicate framework of acidity. The overall balance and length can't be faulted.
95 points
James Halliday – The Weekend Australian Magazine

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2023 Forty Two Degrees South Pinot Grigio

Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99
Bottle
$323.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2024-2025)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of pear and apple mix with hints of dried honey and spice. Slippery textured the palate features pear and ripe apple fruits over a back drop of dried honey and spice. Finishes dry with brisk acidity and good length to the well rounded aftertaste.
Drink over the next year.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Fowles Farm to Table Chardonnay

Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$17. 99
Bottle
$215.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2024-2026)

ABV: 12.7%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges and a watery hue. Lifted ripe peach and melon aromas mix with toasty vanillin oak and spice. Rich fleshy ripe peach, tropical fruit and melon flavours mix with dried honey and spicy vanillin oak characters. Round and full in the mouth with good underlying acidity it finishes with plenty of fruit.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.7%

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2022 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$51. 99
Bottle
$623.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Other Reviews....
Already the nose has an enormous depth of white peach fruit, honeysuckle and citrus blossom aromas, new nuances emerge with each swirl of the glass. Super-concentrated, medium-bodied palate with a totally compelling interplay of creaminess from long lees contact with juicy stone fruit and pink grapefruit character, plus mineral acidity. The very long, salty finish pulls you back for more of this masterpiece. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
98 points
Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com
Riesling is the Frankland Estate signature grape, and gee they do a good job of it. Very different to most Australian Riesling too.
Pie apple, lime, plenty of spice, mint and aniseed. It’s chalky, rich in flavour, all lime and apple, with a nutty and chalk dust texture, lots of oomph, almost into Chardonnay weight, with a slight petrol perfume, and excellent length. Crushed fennel seed, guava and apple on the finish. Powerful and very ‘mineral’. Lime zest and Parmesan rind too. Lots of grip. Loads of personality. Terrific. Drink 2024 - 2034.
95 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front
An exquisitely fine and delicate expression of Riesling from one the finest makers of this variety in Australia. Lemon sorbet on the nose with a distinctive minerality displaying almost a flinty character. Not sure if that’s vineyard or the time on lees but expect it’s the vineyard. The acid is finely in tune and helps the palate rock along to a super long finish. The time on lees has helped textural development.
95 Points
Ray Jordan - Wine Pilot
Notes from winery....
A very wet winter gave us good soil moisture as we headed into a dry start to summer. We had no rain between mid-November and mid-January, when we got a good dose to freshen the vines. The weather cooled off significantly afterwards, allowing for plenty of calm hangtime that resulted in hallmark line and intensity in a relatively delicate year. As is now tradition, we left the wine on lees for nine months as we enjoy the texture and personality this imparts. It highlights the subtle yet distinct flinty ironstone notes, which are wrapped up in the mouthfeel of the wine. Complex and fine from the off, with pretty, lifted florals, lime, mandarin sorbet, white nectarine, pure and almost ethereal, this has excellent length.
Hunter Smith - Frankland Estate

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2021 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$47. 99
Bottle
$575.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Other Reviews....
Flavour in the acidity. That’s what it’s all about here. The lines are very straight and ultra direct but they are more than that; they are conduits. Lime, talc, mandarin and florals with something almost jibe in the centre of the palate there. A trail of gun smoke enters the aftertaste. This is excellent. Drink 2022 - 2032+
94 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (April 2022)
Light straw-yellow colour. Pungent passionfruit and lychee aromas, cool-grown aromas, while the palate is concentrated, just off-dry and tangy with quite brisk acidity and again a lot of tropical, passionfruity flavours. There's a lick of tannin, which brings a touch of bitterness that all lingers on the very long aftertaste. Very attractive and a little bottle-age might bring more fluency. It certainly has intensity and powerful fruit.
94 Points
Huon Hooke - The Real Review (February 2022)
Notes from winery....
The 2021 harvest will be remembered for the perfect spring conditions leading into the ripening period. With the return to a “normal” picking date (starting on 19th March), we harvested excellent white grapes – gratefully accepting generous cropping levels after two small vintages in 2019 and 2020. With bunch sizes and volumes back to normal levels we saw ripening slowly evolve and build some wonderful fruit flavour and concentration. Thus it’s a very exciting release.
Hunter Smith - Frankland Estate

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2020 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

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Is Great Southern the most isolated wine region on earth? Perhaps that northwest bit of China is? Feels like a good statement anyway.
Superb, energetic, taut and very complex white wine. Scents of ozone and green apple, fennel and talc. Beautiful perfume that reflects perfectly into flavours in the palate, a shimmering, glassy and tense feel drawn long and to a powdery, lightly puckering and, again, talc-like lingering finish. Epic.
96 Points
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front (March 2021)

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2019 Frankland Estate SmithCullam Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$59. 99
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ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

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With striking clarity and purity, this is the sort of riesling you can get lost in, merely by breathing in the aromas of fresh sliced limes, white peaches and grapefruit, as well as nuances of white flowers, gun flint and spice. The palate has a similarly complete and composed style, leading you along with pristine lime, apple, white-peach and fresh-pear flavors. Long and effortless, this is all so pleasurable. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
96 Points
JamesSuckling.com (April 2020)

I suppose you say the name with no pause now too.
It’s juicy and floral, cinnamon sticks, sweet apple with ripe lime juice acidity, light powdery texture, and a pretty but slightly savoury finish of excellent length. I most often prefer the dry Rieslings from Frankland Estate, so perhaps bear that in mind. Drink 2020 - 2026.
92 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front (May 2020)

Named after the founders, Barrie Smith and Judi Cullam. Off-dry and crafted from a plot-by-plot-by-row selection across the most propitious sites. Lemon squash, candied citrus zest, mountain herb and tonic. This serves as a transparent stream of uncluttered riesling scents, neither too dry and sour; nor excessively fruity and dainty. Make no mistake, despite its ethereal flow, this mid-weighted riesling packs punch across a long finish of sap and crunch, the dollop of sugar mitigating the grape's soprano acidity.
94 Points
Ned Goodwin - James Halliday's Wine Companion (March 2020)

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2020 Frankland Estate Poison Hill Riesling

Frankland River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$44. 99
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ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Stelvin

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Not really that poisonous but an evocative name nonetheless.
Strong lime and citrus blossom aromas, very pure, quite foggy but perfumed approach. Succulent and delicious, straight up. Lime juice, green apple, a lick of barely there grapefruit pithy here. Tangerine to finish. And minerally. Strong minerally finish, indeed. Tickles with its detail, filigree and stippled texture at once. Magic wine.
95 Points
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front (March 2021)

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2022 Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Wild yeast fermented and matured in barrel for 8 months. A brilliant almost water like core is surrounded by distinctive green toned edges. Aromas of white peach, nectarine and gun flint drift through the nostrils trailed by faint dried honey, biscuity oak and subtle citrusy nougat notes. Mid weighted the palate is both fresh and refined in its feel featuring white peach and citrus fruits over nectarine, infusions of gun flint, delicate biscuit and citrusy nougat elements. Understated in its power it finishes long and elegant.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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2023 Fraser Gallop Estate Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant very pale straw almost water like colour with a greenish tinged outskirts. Aromas of green apple and lime combine with some subtle herbaceous grassy notes, asparagus and flinty mineral characters. Zesty lime, delicate passionfruit and Granny Smith apple flavours have a racy mineral infused acid backbone. Delicate herbaceous grassy infusions and flint are also apparent. Finishes dry, crisp and energetically taut.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

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2022 Gant & Co Chardonnay

Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
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$479.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Expressive white peach and nectarine aromas escape from the glass with hints of dried honey, biscuity oak and citrusy nougat notes also evident. Light in weight yet gently creamy in its texture, the palate features fleshy white peach flavours over subtle biscuity oak, citrusy nougat and spice characters. Finishes dry and fresh with an elegant mid length aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2023 Garagiste Le Stagiaire Chardonnay

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2023-2029)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with a distinct glimmer of green skirting the edges and a watery hue. Delightful white peach and nectarine fruits jump out of the glass trailed by some melon, subtle biscuity oak and traces of gun flint. Light to mid weight and possessing an energetic feel, fleshy white peach, nectarine and melon fruits drive the palate with subtle citrus and stony mineral elements lying underneath. Good tension and freshness with an elegant mineral laced finish.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

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I just finished my tax return, so I needed a glass of Chardonnay to cool my boots.
Juicy, intense but balanced. Low oak. Big flavour. Zippy citrus acidity, flinty bits, grapefruit and stone fruit, with excellent length. Very lively, and excellent value with it. Drink 2024-2030.
94 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front

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2023 Garagiste Merricks Pinot Gris

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99
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$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2023-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant apricot tinged colour with a watery hue. Lifted pear, baked apple and quince aromas are followed by a faint whiff of honeysuckle and spice. Spicy ripe pear, Jonathan apple and quince flavours are texturally appealing with some delicate musk elements also chiming in. Finishes dry, fresh and slightly tangy with a well rounded yet energetically fruity aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Garagiste Merricks Pinot Gris - Last Stocks

Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$32. 99
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$395.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Lifted ripe pear and baked apple aromas mix with quince, light honeysuckle and baking spice. Showing good richness and a textural fullness the palate features juicy pear and Jonathan apple fruits over some honeysuckle and delicate spicy quince characters. Finishes dry with nicely balanced acidity and a long well rounded aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2021 Geddes Seldom Inn Viognier Roussanne

South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$26. 99
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$323.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Fruit was sourced from the Fleurieu Peninsula and McLaren Vale. Brilliant very pale straw colour with a watery hue. Peach and apricot scents mix with hints of honeysuckle and spice. Light in body the elegant palate has fresh peach and apricot fruits over some delicate citrus and spice characters. Finishes dry with lively acidity and an energetic aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2022 Gemtree Small Batch Fiano

McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2023-2025)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Certified organic and biodynamic. Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lifted ripe pear, red apple and subtle honeysuckle scents intermingle with hints of quince. Freshly sliced pear and green apple flavours have a racy feel across the palate with infusions of lime, fresh herbs and wet stone lying underneath. Finishes dry, crisp and crunchy.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 13%

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2005 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay

Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$450. 00
Bottle
$5400.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.8%

Closure: Stelvin

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A typically complex but possibly quite evolved chardonnay with a very developed colour and a smoky, mineral and reductive bouquet of charcuterie, matchstick, honeydew melon and lime. It's unctuous and richly fruited, with deep, lingering flavours of grapefruit, melon and cumquat backed by suggestions of smoked ham and bacon, finishing long and tangy, with lime juice and lemony acids.
95 Points
Jeremy Oliver
The 2005 Chardonnay Estate was barrel fermented with native yeasts in French oak, 50% new, where it remained for 18 months. The wine was bottled unfiltered. Medium gold-colored, it delivers aromas of mineral, spice box, baked apple, poached pear, and tropical notes. Medium to full-bodied, it is layered and rich with intense flavors, superb depth and a very long finish. It will evolve for several years and drink well for a decade.
95 points
Jay Miller - Wine Advocate #173 Oct 2007

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2022 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$74. 99
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$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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The warmest site among Giant Steps' four single-vineyard chardonnays, though planted on a cool, south-facing slope in Tarrawarra. Whole-bunch pressed and barrel fermented in French puncheons (25% new) with 10% mlf. An engaging and lovely wine. Opens with subtle scents of pink grapefruit, orange blossom and coriander seeds. Builds nicely on the gently textured, saline and structured palate before finishing zesty and long. The sort of wine that begs you to take another sip. Drink 2022-2027.
97 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
Softer and more forward than other chardonnay in the suite. A warmer sub-zone, albeit, eastern facing vines. Aromas of baked apples, quince, lemon drops and orange pastilles. The oak is classy and impeccably integrated, directing a bumptious, mid-weighted palate. A subtly creamy finish. I'd be drinking this while waiting for the rest. Drink or hold.
93 Points
Ned Goodwin MW - JamesSuckling.com
Tight, fresh and saline with a citrus-driven nose and an attractively pithy palate alongside intriguing orange spritz and old-fashioned lemonade flavours. Cut with lively acidity, it has good intensity and drive. Leased for 20 years, the Chardonnay (predominantly clone P58) was planted in 1988 on cooler south- and east-facing slopes on grey clay loam. Harvested 25 February, 28 February and 6 March with the east-facing slopes the last-picked. Drink 2023 - 2028.
94 Points
Sarah Ahmed - Decanter
When we taste the Giant Steps chardonnays we usually start at the warmer of the single vineyard sites and work our way up, or to cooler sites. Two we have here. Tarraford is a leased vineyard though it’s a key member of the Giant Steps SV range.
This is a tight release, though highly textural, but what really shows through here is the fruit intensity of the year. There’s a concentration to this wine, a sense of bounty. It tastes of brine, apples, citrus and cedar, with attractive bacon and salt-like highlights, plus quartz, plus some greenery. I wrote the word ‘incredible’, which says it all. Drink 2024 - 2030+
96 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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2022 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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Made from a 50/50% blend of Gingin and Bernard (or Dijon, as it's often referred to) clones planted on north-facing soil in Gruyere. Whole bunches pressed to French puncheons, 20% new oak. A bright green gold. The most immediate of the four single-vineyard chardonnays from Giant Steps in 2022. Perfectly ripened white peach and apricot aromas with scents of German spiced biscuits and a little flint. Textured with good intensity, this silky wine flows effortlessly across the palate. Drink 2022 - 2027.
96 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
This is an exceptional, mid-weighted chardonnay. A mesh of unresolved CO2 and juicy acidity provide trajectory. Vanilla pod oak provides direction. Taut and seamless. Lemon curd and roasted quince, nestled amidst creamed cashew, nougatine and truffle at the core. The finish is endless, joining a matrix of textural rivets and seams, underlain by the flavorful Gingin clone. With wines such as these it is little wonder that Australia boasts the finest expressions of chardonnay with Burgundy. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
96 Points
Ned Goodwin MW - JamesSuckling.com
Muscular and taut – a slow burn – with icing sugar and dried pear-edged granny smith apple and grapefruit. Subliminal phenolic tension highlights the predominant Gingin and Mendoza clones, sourced from Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River, prone to large and small berries in the same bunch. Founder Phil Sexton planted this low-yielding vineyard in 1997 on shallow clay loam over granite and ironstone, at 130m to 201m on the north-facing slopes of the Warramate Ranges. Harvested 25 February to 2 March. Drink 2023 - 2030.
95 Points
Sarah Ahmed - Decanter
Steel and spice, some dry pear, citrus, apples, preserved lemons and pink ginger. Wonderfully intense but at ease with it; what this wine does is take its intensity and run with it. This is a wine. Upfront and backwards at once. Go. Drink 2024 - 2030+
95+ Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

Fifty percent Mendoza, some Gingin and a bunch of Bernard clones (76, 277 and 96) populate this 30-hectare vineyard. Within it are a variety of aspects and elevations; the block that provides the source for this wine is Block 11 (Bernard clones), and the on the north-facing side of the vineyard is the Mendoza/96 component. There are deeper soils and bigger canopies over this way, and this provides the generosity and texture for this cuvée. The 2022 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay offers notes of toasted almond meal, stone fruit, brine and citrus peel, with a deeper undercurrent of sandalwood and exotic spice. There are also notes of cut fennel, some ginger and loads of salted nuts. This is a lovely wine. It is big and powerful. This has plenty of phenolics to shape the wine through the finish and linger after the wine has gone. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2023-2042.
96+ points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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2022 Giant Steps Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$74. 99
Bottle
$899.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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From the marginal Wombat Creek vineyard planted at around 400m elevation in the early 1980s. Whole-bunch pressed to French puncheons (25% new), one-third mlf. Aromas of yellow grapefruit, gently poached apples, white peach and a little yuzu. With its mouth-watering acidity, this the most tightly wound of the four Giant Steps chardonnays in 2022. Finishes chalky and long, but it needs another six to 12 months to fill out a little. Drink 2022 - 2027.
94 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion
Discreet and a little more subdued than its siblings. The highest vineyard in the Yarra. Despite being gently mid-weighted with lower alcohol, this feels softer and looser at the seams, while still typically intense. Bitter almond, lemon zest, nectarine and pistachio accents roll across a skein of tangerine freshness and cinnamon oak. Oatmeal lees at the core. The finish is exceptionally long and effusive of energy. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
94 Points
Ned Goodwin MW - JamesSuckling.com
Vines here are now 40 years old, which is pretty remarkable in Yarra Valley terms. It’s the highest, coolest and most southerly of the single vineyard chardonnay sites.
Custard powder, florals, wild on the nose but then cool on the palate. They make four barrels of this; two of the four are allowed to go through malo. You wouldn’t know. There’s a creaminess here but there’s cut, there’s savouriness, there are green herb and grapefruit notes and there’s smoke. This could be anything in a few years. Anything, I tell you. But it needs some time to add flesh. Drink 2026 - 2030+
94+ Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

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2022 Giant Steps Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Fermented and matured in 500 litre French oak puncheons (15%) new with around 10% going through malolactic fermentation. Brilliant pale straw colour with a subtle glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Sailing out of the glass are aromas of white peach, nectarine and dried honey followed by some cashew, biscuity nougat and spice notes. Refined and mid weighted yet showing good intensity the palate is layered with fleshy white peach and nectarine fruits. Dried honey, biscuity nougat and traces of gun flint linger underneath. Long, gently creamed finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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An even split of upper and lower Yarra fruit. Whole-bunched pressed and wild fermented in 15% new French puncheons. Around 5% mlf. A light, bright green gold. Pure fruited with an attractive nose of just ripened orchard and stone fruits, pink grapefruit and orange blossom. A hint of matchstick and just-baked ginger snaps. Concentrated and lithe at the same time, Giant Step's calling card is just as good, if not better than the super 2021 release. Drink by 2027.
95 points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

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2021 Giant Steps Clay Ferment Ocarina Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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From 4 Giant Steps vineyards, fermented in matured in 675L clay eggs produced in Byron Bay. Whole-bunch pressed, wild ferment and kept in clay for 6 months. No filtration and bottled by gravity. A very bright green gold. Aromas of almond meal, freshly grated ginger and white flowers. A little match stick, too. An intriguing palate, which is dry, grippy, even and long. A bit closed, this would be a great food wine and it will be fascinating to see how this evolves and changes over the next few years. Drink by 2028.
93 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion (February 2022)
The 2021 Clay Ferment Chardonnay is a wine that's made in small quantities—and perhaps difficult to get outside of Australia—however, it's an interesting proposition and one that goes some way toward revealing the importance of "subregional" DNA. There is one clay egg of each of the single vineyards, where the wine was vinified separately and then blended together prior to bottling. The eggs behave like oak barrels in terms of their micro-porosity and fermentation kinetics, however they leave no flavor artifact, making it a perfect vessel to understand the individual vineyard sites. This is slightly cloudy in the glass, with low sulfur at bottling, and via the unfined nature, it retains all the good phenolic texture and grip that can make Chardonnay so excellent. This has really good persistence of flavor in the mouth: power from Sexton, green olive and caper brine from Tarraford, savory white miso/from Applejack and pork crackling from Wombat Creek. This all alongside the white orchard fruit, of course. This is a fascinating wine that will titillate the purists to no end.
An interesting side note: The clay eggs are handmade in coastal New South Wales. They're very delicate, so much so that the team brings them to temperature with filtered water prior to filling, so that when they're "loaded up" they don't go into thermal shock and crack. They really are handled like eggs. Drink 2022 - 2029.
94 Points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (June 2022)

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2021 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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The warmest site of the 4 Giant Steps single-vineyard chardonnays, but planted on a south-facing slope in Tarrawarra. As with all of them, this was whole-bunch pressed and barrel fermented 15% new French puncheons). A fuller, bright, green gold. Quite restrained with aromas of stone fruits, oatmeal and a little wet rock. I like both the intensity and restraint on the palate and this may, paradoxically, need the longest of the 4 single-vineyard 2021 chardonnays to open up. Drink by 2028.
95 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion (February 2022)
The 2021 Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay comes from the Tarraford Vineyard—it is the most northerly vineyard in the collection and is planted to the P58 clone, planted in the 1980s. The fruit was originally intended as sparkling base and was being sold to Chandon. The fruit now goes solely toward table wine Chardonnay, and in this case, we are able to see for potential in the glass than merely sparkling base. This is a south-facing vineyard in a warmer area in the Yarra, which brings an attractive combination of streamlined linearity and a fine, mineral, nutty, briney character. In the mouth, the wine cascades across the palate, leaving a trail of white flowers, pink grapefruit and the faintest sense of caper brine through the finish. Very cool. Drink 2022 - 2035.
95+ Points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (June 2022)
I met with Steve Flamsteed and new Giant Steps winemaker Mel Chester last week to taste through the 2021 Single Vineyard releases and wow, what a range of wines. Everything was excellent but this Tarraford was really up and about on the day. I’ll post my chardonnay reviews in order of altitude or ‘meters above sea level’. Tarraford is the lowest of them, and each from there is about 50 metres higher.
Sweet oak into white stonefruit, citrus and apple, grapefruit. Powerful from the outset. Hand picked, whole bunch pressed, full solids for all of the single vineyard releases. A bit of mlf for all of them too. This is in impeccable – not to mention incredible – shape. Controlled. Powerful. Tarraford should be the most rich, for site and aspect, but it’s so taut, almost salty in its savouriness. Cracking wine. The ‘loudest’ of the single vineyards in that it brings the flavour but simultaneously so very, very good. Drink 2023 - 2030+
96 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (June 2022)
Ripe pear juice on the nose. Much richer than the Applejack and Wombat Creek 2021 bottlings, although there is some citrus acidity on the finish. A little bit of a putty/linseed aroma too. Quite a bit of chewiness on the end. Just a little hard on the finish at this point. Drink 2023 – 2027.
16+ / 20 Points
JancisRobinson.com

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2021 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$64. 99
Bottle
$779.88 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Stelvin

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Made mainly from WA's Gingin clone and planted in Gruyere on the same grey clay as Applejack. Whole bunches pressed into French puncheons with 20% new oak. Smells tightly wound and concentrated with aromas of ripe peach and nectarine, together with just a hint of lanolin and apple custard. Equally powerful and punchy on the palate. This has more of everything, including sprightly acid and some phenolic grip on the very long, stone-fruit pithy finish. Today, this is my pick of the 4 single-vineyard 2021 chardonnays, but who knows what will come out on top in 5 or even 10 years from now! Drink by 2028.
97 Points
Philip Rich - James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion (February 2022)
This is made with fruit from the Sexton Vineyard, at 200 meters in altitude (80 meters higher than Tarraford). Within the vineyard, the clones are dominated by Gingin (brought over to Victoria by Phil Sexton), followed by Dijon clones, planted in the 1990s. The 2021 Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay is composed of 60% Gingin. Twenty percent of the parcels went through malolactic fermentation—clone 277 and some of the 96. This is salty as anything—a very good thing in my book—and the sheer intensity of flavor in the mouth is mouthwatering. Preserved lemon and grapefruit pith lace the edges of the mid-palate. Very smart—it has the Yarra precision of acid and streamlined phenolics, but it brings concentration of flavor and thrilling phenolics. Super smart wine. Drink 2022 - 2032.
96 Points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (June 2022)
This seemed ultra-reserved in the context of the Tarraford, which I’d tasted immediately prior.
Citrus here and red apple, with pear, the citrus both pure juice and preserved. Oak spice, and custard powder characters, are so well threaded, ginger nut/biscuit aspects rising through the finish. World apart from the Tarraford; perfect pigeon pair. The longer it sat in the glass the more those complex, juicy, apple-like characters blossomed, marzipan with them, nectarines squeezed with salted lemons. This is a wine of tight, complex power, the fruit pure and commanding, the finish taut but persistent. Drink 2024 - 2030+
95 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (June 2022)
Complete nose with both minerals and citrus notes plus a hint of apple blossom. Still quite youthful but very promising. Markedly persistent with marked acidity but no shortage of fruit. Not austere but very far from fat. Neat and quite delicate. Fans out on the finish. They must be very pleased with this wine, from a hugely successful vintage. Drink 2022 – 2028.
17 / 20 Points
JancisRobinson.com (May 2022)

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2021 Giant Steps Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

$69. 99
Bottle
$839.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

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Not only is Wombat Creek the vineyard with the highest elevation in the collection (100 meters up the hill from Applejack, circa 400 meters elevation), it is also the most southerly. Planted to the I10V1 clone, this is an interesting (understatement) pigeon pair to the Applejack, in that it boasts the same clone and the same winemaking yet is a higher, cooler site on red dirt instead of gray clay. Fruit for the 2021 Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay was picked a full 10 days after Applejack, "and it was just a matter of waiting until the fruit was ready," says Steve Flamsteed (a.k.a. Flamo). "We had no rain events or botrytis stress at all." Approximately half of the wine went through malolactic fermentation. "By the time we got around to picking it, some of the malic acid had respired," Flamo explains. And it goes a long way toward softening the wine, lending it a nutty, savory character. Pork crackling comes to mind, and in combination with the white orchard fruit and taut saline acidity, it gives the wine an extra dimension of complexity and interest. I think this wine needs some time to unfurl and evolve—I'd love to see it again in a year's time... Drink 2022 - 2035
94+ Points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (June 2022)
Vines here are nearly 40 years old. It’s the highest, coolest and most southerly of the single vineyard chardonnay sites.
Great push of musk, fennel and red apple flavour before toasted peach and vanilla characters power through. Incredibly intricate wine, perfumed, powerful, long, textural/grippy, gently creamy, and then when you think it’s finished, a peppery/herbal spray to the aftertaste. You can see the oak on this but it absolutely carries it; of all the 2021 releases it’s the one most in need of extra time for the sake of pure oak integration. But we have another super wine on our hands here. Drink 2024 - 2030+
95 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front (June 2022)
Green and luscious nose with more breadth than the Applejack Chardonnay 2021. Definitely softer than the Applejack, even though the vineyard is higher – a soil effect? Floral notes. It would be easy to drink this without food. Quite long. Absolutely ready with an undertow of sweet lime. Really very fine and appealing. Great balance. Drink 2022 – 2027.
17 / 20 Points
JancisRobinson.com (May 2022)

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