2022 Provenance Golden Plains Chardonnay

Vibrant and juicy with ripe citrus, stone fruit, and a refreshing mineral streak, finishing long and crisp.

Provenance focuses on exceptional cool-climate vineyards in southwest Victoria, crafting wines that reflect their origins. The 2022 Golden Plains Chardonnay blends fruit from Henty, Ballarat, and Geelong, each site contributing unique terroir influences—Henty’s ocean-cooled intensity, Ballarat’s high-altitude minerality, and Geelong’s volcanic depth—creating a Chardonnay of balance, complexity, and regional expression.
Expect a pale gold wine in the glass, that offers bright aromas of lemon balm, chalk, daffodils, and subtle oak. A vibrant and juicy palate, with ripe citrus, stone fruit, cashew, and a refreshing mineral streak. A long, lingering finish and crisp natural acidity make it irresistibly drinkable.
Alc. 13.2%

Other Reviews....
This is 50/40/10% Henty/Ballarat/Geelong. Whole-bunch pressed, settled overnight and racked to French barriques (20% new). An excellent intro to the first of four quite excellent chardonnays from Provenance in '22. Stone fruits, orange blossom and a touch of spice lead onto the palate, which has super intensity, balance and structure for a wine at this price. Drink this while you wait for the regional wines to really hit their straps! Drink 2023 - 2027.
93 Points
Philip Rich - Halliday's Australian Wine Companion

Chardonnay from Ballarat, Drumborg and Geelong.
The fleshiness of the fruit here is quite something. It feels welcoming and generous and more-ish. It tastes of stonefruit and citrus, nougat and cedar, hay and sweet, juicy pears. It has excellent linger, and interest, to the finish, and while it’s easy to enjoy it’s more than that; its quality is blatantly clear. Drink 2024 - 2029.
93 Points
Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front