2023 Auburn Chardonnay

This wine is a blend of Dijon clones 76 and 95, and I10V1. The grapes were harvested by hand in mid-March and gently whole-bunch-pressed to tank. The high quality free-run juice was settled overnight, then racked to tank with the inclusion of light, fluffy lees to build texture and palate weight. The juice was barrelled down to 30% new French oak barriques and underwent a slow, wild fermentation, with regular barrel stirring to resuspend the lees. After 10 months’ maturation in oak, the most outstanding barrels were selected and blended to this top cuvée.

2025 Tasmanian Wine Show

Gold Medal - Class 10 - Chardonnay - 2023 vintage

'Refined with gorgeous complexity, the wine shows peach, rockmelon, vanilla, and almond meal notes on the nose. The palate delivers excellent weight and focus, wonderfully complemented by generous texture and finely infused acidity, finishing impressively long and enticing.'

95 points, Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

'I like chardonnay to appear effortless and for all of this wine’s intensity of fruit, it makes quality seem like a walk in the park. It’s a bit of a Had Me At hello wine. White peach, white flowers, almond paste and a combination of citrus and cream. It offers up plenty and then slides out into a long, elegant finish. It’s so beautiful, you want to guzzle it.'

95 Points, The Wine Front, Campbell Mattinson