Gembrook Hill Estate Chardonnay 2025

Chardonnay from the property either goes into the  sparkling base or ends up here as a still Chardonnay. 10 dozen made, 1 hogshead and 1 puncheon, none new.  Made simply, pressed straight to barrel with a portion of solids and left alone to do it’s thing.  

Crystalline purity, tense and nervy, a thread of green inflection with orchard fruits showing face yet still shy, the tension is superb. Cool climate Chardonnay that will blossom over a long drinking window. Stunning. Very limited. Mitch Milicich, FWC

This release is reticent but it has excellent fruit power and the structure to match. It will unfurl, and it will be beautiful. It tastes of citrus, fennel, nectarine, tonic water, forest herb notes and cedar, with grilled peach characters murmuring in the background. It’s all there. It’s just a matter of waiting for the curtains to open.

94+ pts, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front