2024 Bindi Quartz Chardonnay

Bindi is one of Australia’s most respected small estates, producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of purity and finesse. The vines grow in a mix of ancient Ordovician soils and volcanic slopes in the Macedon Ranges, farmed with sustainable, low-intervention methods and intensive handwork. In the winery, natural fermentations, long lees ageing, and gentle handling capture the seasonal expression of this remarkable landscape.

Quartz is a single-site Chardonnay drawn exclusively from Bindi's most quartz-rich soils; a tiny parcel of approximately 0.5 hectares at the upper end of the Chardonnay planting. The elevage follows the same approach as Kostas Rind, though Quartz typically sees a longer period in barrel and a higher proportion of new French oak (around 35%).

Other Reviews....
The power and purity here are impressive, with flashy, mineral-edged and reductive aromas of lemon confit, lanolin, magrut lime, struck matches, grapefruit and spices. The palate is textural and rounded, brought together by a fine line of acidity and a lingering core of fruit. This is a serious Australian chardonnay, showing all the hallmarks of fine Burgundian wines while expressing a strong sense of place from its quartz-grown vineyards in central Victoria. Wow. Drink now or for decades to come. Screw cap.
99 points
JamesSuckling.com

In March things dried out after a wet and cool start. Concentration came through. Healthy vines, lovely canopy, small crops, clean fruit. “Pretty ideal” in the words of Michael Dhillon. Perfect (not) storm. Mackerel on the plate in oil and vinegar, a slab of bread and house-cultured butter. Away we go.
Super perfume. Incredible intensity. Amazing sense of purity. Then the shape, a lithe, dart-thrust of flavour and shiny, slate and granite-like minerality. You bathe in the river water characters, the gentle nudge of stone fruit, green apple, faint green almond notes carry through. Exceptional, compact nature and a crystalline trail of flavour lingering. What A Wine. Drink 2025-2040.
97 points
Mike Bennie - The Wine Front