2025 Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay

Texturally mouth filling and intensely flavoured finishing with a beautifully balanced freshness.

Brilliant pale straw colour with green toned edges and a watery hue. White peach, nectarine and subtle dried honey aromas sail through the nostrils mixing with biscuity nougat, cashew, citrus and spice notes along the way. Mouth filling white peach, nectarine and dried honey flavours are delivered with excellent intensity and textural volume across the mid weighted palate. Citrusy nougat, cashew, biscuit and spice elements linger across the back half. Long and gently creamy it finishes with a beautifully balanced freshness.
Drink over the next 5-6 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews...
Superlative right now and, what’s more, promises so much over the coming years. You’ve gotta love a Chardonnay with those qualities already on board at just one year of age. The scent captivates in grapefruit and citrus, preserved lemon, saline notes, almond cream and spice. Vibrant, intense and layered in flavour, M3 moves fast, elevated by a crunchy acidity with an almost linear drive and a solid core of tantalising lemony citrus in the engine room. There is a lovely detail and poise here right now to explore with a warm almond mealiness, grapefruit pith, citrus, nectarine, woodsy spice and light savoury notes coming on stream on a developing creamy texture. Reveals a deeper side which can only build from here with more time in bottle. It’s built to last. M3 combines the best qualities of 21st Century Australian Chardonnay. Drink 2026-2035.
96 points
Jeni Port - WinePilot.com