Jilyara
G 93
The Williams’ Block Chardonnay 2021 Pale colour. Flinty, grapefruit, nectarine aromas with mineral, bush- garrigue notes. Sweet grapefruit, stone fruit flavours, fine chewy textures, some nutty/amontillado notes, and plentiful vanilla, marzipan oak notes. Finishes chalky/al dente with bittersweet notes. Very good quality oak, but too much for the fruit. But will have wide appeal. 2022–2026 Juniper G 93 Cornerstone Karridale Chardonnay 2019 Pale colour. Very tight and minerally with fresh grapefruit, lime, flinty aromas and flavours, some marzipan vanilla notes, fine supple textures and fresh persistent acidity. Builds up chalky and minerally at the finish. Very good drinking now. 2022–2026 La Kooki G 93 Boya Chardonnay 2020 Pale colour. Lemon curd, grapefruit glacé, lanolin aromas. Fresh supple palate with attractive lemon curd, grapefruit flavours, fine bitter sweet/ al dente textures and fine pure quartz-like acidity. Very refined elegant style. 2022–2026 Miles From Nowhere G 93 ‘Best Blocks’ Chardonnay 2021 Pale colour. Grapefruit glacé, lemon sherbet aromas with some nutty complexity. Very well composed wine with fresh sweet lemon curd, yellow peach, nectaine, hint butterscotch flavours, some grilled nut complexity and creamy textures. Minerally finish. The winemaker’s signature prevails! 2022–in a while Xanadu Wines G 93 Chardonnay 2020 Pale colour. High-pitched grapefruit, stonefruit aromas with flinty, hint prickly notes. Well concentrated grapefruit, stonefruit flavours, fine loose-knit chalky textures and lovely mineral length. 2022–2026 Lenton Brae G 92 Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2021 Pale colour. Grapefruit, herb garden, tonic water aromas and flavours, lovely creamy textures, some bittersweet notes and underyling savoury complexity. Finishes chalky with some nougat notes. Very good volume and mineral length. 2022–2026
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