2024 Bannockburn Chardonnay

Amply concentrated and texturally full yet energetic and complex.

The fruit was pressed as whole bunches and fermented naturally in a mixture of French hogsheads and puncheons (25% new). This year, 100% of the blend went through malolactic fermentation, and the wine spent 10 months maturing on lees with no stirring.
Brilliant pale straw coloured core with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Elevated white peach and nectarine aromas carry a roasted nut like overlay with smoky gun flint and faint dried honey accents also evident. Rich, fleshy white peach and nectarine fruits are counterpointed by brisk acidity which lends a fresh feel. Dried honey, roasted almond, nougat and infusions of gun flint extend across the back half. Amply concentrated it finishes long and texturally full yet energetic.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews……
This is a hard yes. It’s both flavoursome and frisky, it’s long through the finish, it has texture but it keeps up the momentum. Stonefruit, flint, nashi pear, a umami note and flashes of nougat and cedar. Everything here is in alignment and in harmony. It’s another beautiful chardonnay from Bannockburn. Drink 2026-2034.
95 Points
Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

The 2024 Chardonnay is restrained and harmonious. This is in fact its most startling feature. All aspects of the wine, from the stone fruit and exotic/baking spices to the saline acidity and the toasty oak, are all in balance in a way that is most attractive. I would go so far as to say that "balance" is one of the main takeaways for me with this collection release. These wines are impressively balanced, which makes for pleasurable drinking and reliable cellaring. Bravo. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2025-2034.
95 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate