Variety	Chardonnay
Country	Australia
Region	Yarra Valley
Producer	Sam Middleton
Year	2020
Volume	750 mL

Notes

"Bright, light-mid yellow colour with a quite strongly reductive matchstick bouquet, the palate rich and full as well as refined and seamless, with lipsmacking dryness and impressive length. Flavours of stone and pome fruits, harmonious with no single feature dominating. Intense and stylish, the concentrated flavour backed by structure, which doesn't rely on overt tannin grip" 95 Points Huon Hooke - The Real Review "Small yields in 2020, but a good vintage. A flinty, gun metal thing, nectarine and lime, cinnamon brioche, some white flowers and aniseed. It’s concentrated and flavoursome, nectarine, pear and pink grapefruit, spicy biscuit oak, a fine chalk dust feel, glossy with with tight acidity through its core, and a spicy finish of fine length. A more intense vintage of this wine, a little more bold and savoury, but really good. Juicy!" 95 Points Gary Walsh - The Wine Front "Four clones, hand picked, 20% whole-bunch pressed, the balance crushed and destemmed. Matured in French oak (30% new) for 11 months. Typically refined and elegant, but isn't stand-offish. The Yarra Valley's calling card of chardonnay is its extreme length, built around natural acidity and citrus zest. Oak is part of the upbringing, but discreet, and the wine has a very long plateau ahead." 97 Points James Halliday - The Wine Companion