Nose: Aromas of toasty oak and roasted cashews support rich nectarine fruit with hints of melon leading to a long grapefruit finish.
Palate: The free run juice was fermented in powerful French oak coopered in Burgundy introducing spicey, toasty complexity and rich creamy texture. Additionally, the wine was allowed to go through secondary malolactic fermentation further softening the wine and enhancing the rich savoury textures.Flux – something that constantly changes – is a pretty good explanation of life in the vineyard. However, the 2023 vintage in Denmark, Western Australia, was relatively mild with stable weather throughout, so not too much flux which is a good thing during vintage.The result is a rich, layered Chardonnay that flows easily, warmly, wrapping ripe stone fruits, melon and cashew nuttiness around a leesy nougat, woodsy spiced complexity. The combination of ripe fruit, measured oak and racy acidity is well done. This is the kind of Chardonnay that immediately gets you thinking about what to serve for dinner.
92 pts -Ken Gargett (Wine Pilot)Chardonnay from the Denmark region in Western Australia is finally emerging from the enormous shadow cast by Margaret River. If you want evidence, this is a fine example. Free run juice is fermented in French oak and malolactic fermentation has softened the texture. There is quality fruit in abundance here, with quality oak well into the process of integration. There are notes of oak with vanillin and cashew hints, with figs, stonefruits and spices. Balance and drive, there is a supple texture here. A refreshing style with early complexity, the wine should drink well for the next four to seven years.
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