2023 Marco Lubiana One Terroir Chardonnay

A rich, shapely Chardonnay with brisk underlying acidity and a long cream tinged finish.

Brilliant pale straw core with straw tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of nectarine, white peach and dried honey mix with citrus, hints of crème brulee and faint cashew. Rich, fleshy white peach, ripe nectarine, pear and dried honey flavours meld into a subtle crème brulee and roasted cashew back drop. Nicely shaped it has brisk underlying acidity and a long cream tinged finish.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews….
A chardonnay parcel off slightly more silty/gravel over brown/red washed out clay on the Granton Estate hill in the Derwent Valley. A mineral-driven wine with notes of struck match wisping over the white peach, nectarine and citrus fruits below. There's a sense of compression and tension here that I really like; the fruit is quite concentrated but the mineral-laden acid line governs it and provides a great cadence and energy. White peach, nectarine, lemon curd, spiced meal, struck flint, sea spray, crushed shell, white flowers and almond paste with a creamy curd wake marking its passage as it tracks across the palate. Super classy stuff. Drink by 2032.
96 Points
Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

Reductive and mineral-driven aromas of flint, lemon confit, sea spray and tangerines. The palate is tightly wound with a creamy texture and precise acidity, giving notes of grapefruit pith, graphite, orange blossoms, honeysuckle and beeswax. Truly exceptional with a high level of sophistication. Excellent. Drink or hold.
96 Points
JamesSuckling.com

This comes from a single parcel that feels distinct for winemaker Marco Lubiana. The winemaking approach seems to lean into more pressing (more texture) and more flavour (more barrel). Both ok by me. The fruit is biodynamic (certified) grown.
At the meatier, fuller end of the spectrum but the whoosh of cooling, briny acidity comes through and whips things into shape. It’s just-ripe peach and nectarine, green almond, pear, a lick of natural yoghurt and a faint crackle of honeycomb and sea spray. It has a glossiness and bulbous nature, slips and slides along well and long, a bit of warmth but fits the bill, finishes with just a touch of (pleasing) bitterness that finishes dry and mouth-watering. Serious wine, serious flavour, complex, layered, intense and just damn good. Drink 2025-2035.
96 Points
Mike Bennie – The Wine Front