Tapanappa Tiers Chardonnay 2023 (3 x 750ml)
"Pear, grapefruit and lemon oil, almond meal and biscuit spices. It's
a bright and tight wine, a distinctly citrus-laced line of acidity,
grapefruit, green olive and honey lemon, it's flinty too, though has a
light creamy cashew gloss to temper, and the finish is long with a zesty
aftertaste. This seems like a long term wine, and while it's kind of
brittle as at now, its intensity and length mark it out as a classic
Chardonnay."
96 points, Gary Walks - Winefront
"Lighty toasted cashewnut aroma, hints of vanilla and almond-meal,
the palate refined and tense, concentrated and yet seamlessly textured
and composed. The wine is very smooth and rounded, with plenty of acidity
but you barely feel it. Lovely depth of flavour and balance.
Nigh-invisible oak; long carry. Superb chardonnay."
96 points, Huon Hooke - The Real Review
"Planted in 1979, the Tiers Vineyard is purportedly the first to have
been planted in the Piccadilly Valley since the 19th century. It's a
revered site with a history of producing hugely successful Chardonnay
wines made by powerhouse Australian wine identity Brian Croser. Aromas of
peach schnapps, peach blossom, white nectarine, slithered almond and
green apple lift from the glass, before air and temperature unlock
cinnamon and lemon thyme. The melding of these aromatic notes makes for a
moreish and complex profile. There's lovely weight and pillowy, creamy
texture to the palate which wraps around the stone fruit and spice notes
before a tart, apple-drenched acid line and powdery phenolics pull it
long, very long, to a focused and balanced close. This is fulsome and
intense, but so masterfully tempered by brilliant structure and
immaculate balance."
96 Points, Tom Kline - Wine Pilot
Producer: | Tapanappa |
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Size: | 750ml |