Howard Park Margaret River Chardonnay 2024
G 96
From the Karridale sub-region of Margaret River, located in its southerly reaches and providing a slightly cooler climate than the rest of the district, the fruit here comes from the Allingham Vineyard, which is also the source for the fruit for their prestige Chardonnay. Love them both but from a value perspective, the wines are not so different as to have such a variation in price. But each to his own. The team employed barrel fermentation and natural yeasts. This is a beautifully balanced, laser focused and utterly complete Chardonnay. Very gentle oak integration is evident, although you may have to look for it, and the nose provides notes of spices, lemon curd, grilled cashews, nectarines, white peaches, citrus, jasmine, a flick of ginger and hints of lemon cheesecake. A gorgeous young Chardonnay with such potential. Enjoy this over the next eight to ten years. Drink now–2035 Moss Wood Chardonnay 2024 G 96 Another superb Margaret River Chardonnay from the team at Moss Wood. Fermentation was completed in French oak barriques, 55% of which were new. Maturation was over a period of a year and a half. Lemon yellow in colour, the wine has a glorious nose, full of notes of mandarins, oyster shells, grilled cashews, stone fruits, ginger, white peaches, lemon curd, florals and citrus. Just stunning. Such a subtle and seductive texture; there is complexity already evident, and an intensity which runs the full length. And what length it is. Always balanced, this is a cracking Chardonnay for drinking over the next ten to twelve years. You know where you can take your similarly priced White Burgs… Drink 2027–2038 Windance Estate Glen Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 G 96 Maybe it’s the organic viticulture, but all the Windance reds have an energy that makes me smile. Such life and vibrancy; texture and rawness. Blackberry jubes, lead pencil and freshly turned soil. The tannins, coarse, yet ripe and framing. The finish is long, concentrated and sustained. It’s genuinely delicious; the kind of wine you’d take home to the love of your life. Drink now–2038
Margaret River 2026
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