Ranked #3 of 116 2020 Chardonnay from Margaret River
97/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Medium to full yellow hue, with a tremendously complex, expressive nose of buttery toast, smoky-oak and cedar, superimposed on complex fruit of nectarine to grapefruit characters. It's wonderfully deep in the mid-palate, concentrated and persistent, with a gloriously detailed array of flavours. A profound chardonnay of great character.
Tasted: 06/03/2022
Drink: 2022 to 2034
96 Points James Halliday
In a word: beautiful. The warm year has produced a wine of effortless purity, underscored by a river of creamy, nutty texture, redolent of almond meal, briny acidity and pan-roasted exotic spice. This will live an age in the cellar, but it is so gorgeous now, it will be lucky to make it that far. A true classic. Drink to 2042.
Erin Larkin. August, 2022