Featured in Young Gun Of Wine's "Geelong's Best Chardonnay"

Pestretsov and Horrigan included this wine in their top six wines from the tasting. Pestretsov described it as a “a rather liberated and imposing kind of chardonnay. Gold in the colour – maybe a touch oxidised, but in a pleasant way that adds depth to the wine. Aromas of candied and dried stone fruits and cheese, ripe citrus, sunflower blossom, alongside a lovely character reminiscent of botrytised dessert wines while remaining fully dry. Nice saltiness and excellent acidity on the palate – complex and appealing. A fantastic wine to accompany a long winter evening.”

Horrigan said, “here’s what good Chardonnay looks like with a little age on it. The nose is toasty, nutty, faintly waxy – the kind of savoury complexity that makes you stop mid-sentence to go back for another smell. There’s a multidimensional nature to the fruit as baked peach mingles with something gently aromatic and herbal, like fresh marjoram. The palate refuses to just coast on tertiaries though: there’s still genuine freshness here, with green apple and yellow peach keeping things lively while the nutty, limey, slightly polished character fills in the gaps. Long, fragrant finish. Not for everyone, but for those who enjoy a wine on a journey, completely compelling.”