2024 Paralian Bowyer Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay

Long, shapely and refined.

Brilliant pale straw colour with distinct highlights of green skirting the rim and a watery hue. Elevated aromas of white peach, pear and nectarine mix with cashew, dried honey, biscuity nougat and spice notes. Mid weighted, fleshy pear and nectarine fruits intermeshed with cashew, dried honey, biscuity nougat and spice carry a creamy textural feel. There’s an underlying lemony freshness with the finish long, shapely and refined.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews….
Combining intensity with thrilling verve is a bit of a trademark here, with all the winemaking tools that make chardonnay so compelling, but each exercised with due restraint. White nectarine, lemon curd and yellow grapefruit are accented with salted praline, roasted hazelnuts and crystallised ginger, the balance of textural sway, fruit intensity, acid verve and fine pithiness are à point, the quiet power of it impressive. Excellent. Drink by 2032.
95 Points
Marcus Ellis – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

White peach, grapefruit, almond, cinnamon and vanilla, green olive, with a light clip of struck match. It’s fine and flinty, an almond richness with bright and tangy mixed citrus, a bit of electricity about it, though it’s still cool, calm and collected. The finish has lime and lime rind bite, and heaps good length. A beautiful wine. It’s a toss up between 95 and 96 points for me, though the length, intensity and overall class gets me over the line. Drink 2025-2032+
96 Points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front