“Warm and very late” seems a contradictory description of a grape harvest, but that indeed describes the 2026 vintage from Tapanappa’s three distinguished site vineyards, a harvest that finished on the 30th of April. After the hottest, driest …
“Warm and very late” seems a contradictory description of a grape harvest, but that indeed describes the 2026 vintage from Tapanappa’s three distinguished site vineyards, a harvest that finished on the 30th of April. After the hottest, driest …
This was a product of a very hot, dry vintage, which tested all of Brian Croser’s immense experience. Yet the wine captures very much about what this particular vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley is all about. On the nose, there
I have been an unabashed fan of this wine for many years, and even in what was a very hot, dry vintage, yet again, it’s come up trumps. As you can imagine, the warmer year has certainly produced slightly richer
Brian Croser has noted the 2025 vintage as the warmest, driest and earliest in his career, a career which stretches back for more than fifty years. However, any concerns that his iconic Chardonnays from the Tiers Vineyard would not reflect
One Australia’s more famous Chardonnays and certainly one which influenced many wines which followed it. The vineyard was originally planted in 1979. Despite the unique conditions for this vintage, the yield was around average, at seven tonnes per hectare. Fermentation
Close planted Chardonnay – 1.5 metre row spacing – came in pretty handy during the 2025 vintage which was South Australia’s warmest, driest and earliest vintage on record. The winemaker believes close spacing provides “earlier-ripening, fuller flavoured Chardonnay,” something that
Increasingly, I am allowing Aussie Chardonnays a little more time on opening, time to loosen up, to release some inbuilt tension and open to a full reveal. Top Aussie Chardonnays like Tiers call for it. Try and make it a
Grown on one of the best chardonnay vineyards in the Adelaide Hills and, by extension, therefore in Australia. This is a terrific Chardonnay. There’s plenty of razzle dazzle but then there’s also substance, texture and length. Flint, pear, tonic water, …
Great vineyards show their mettle in the most difficult of years. The Tiers Vineyard – one of the first planted in the Adelaide Hills – is in the coolest, wettest location in South Australia and is perfectly suited to chardonnay; …
A lovely sense of smokiness precedes the hazelnut notions on the nose. A touch of ripe yellow plum adds an irresistible sense of juiciness. The palate then unites exquisite, soaring freshness with absolute linearity and concentration. A toasty sense of …
No grape variety has played a more significant role in the development of modern Australian wine than Chardonnay. Ken Gargett traces the variety’s history in Australia, explores the region-by-region differences, and picks out some of the country’s finest Chardonnay producers …
I love the notes Brian Croser shares about each vintage. He introduces 2025, “as a weak, wobbly Antarctic vortex allowed a pressure system to escape near the Australian continent. The result was the warmest, driest and earliest vintage of my …
I do have a soft spot for this Chardonnay. It’s not in the same league as the Tiers 1.5m 2024, but it’s a very good one, no less.
I love the notes Brian Croser shares about each vintage. He introduces
Scarcebrook included this wine in his top six wines from the tasting, describing “great concentration on the aromatics – vibrant quince, slightly underripe nectarine, elderflower cordial, and lime-scented lollies. There’s depth, concentration, and texture in spades here – it’s rich …
Some fantastic words by Andrew Caillard MW in The Vintage Journal covering the new Chardonnays from our Tiers Vineyard and Tiers 1.5M Vineyard. “The results highlight the quality of the vineyard, the epigenetic evolution of the vines, and winemaking methods,” …
Pale colour. Intense grapefruit, bitter lemon, flinty aromas with hints of marzipan. Tightly structured but refreshing with ample grapefruit, lemon, hint apricot fruits, supple/ looseknit chalky textures, very good mid-palate volume and fresh resonating/ indelible acidity. Pure, linear and minerally. …
Pale colour. Lovely pure grapefruit, lemon curd, hint tonic water aromas. Fresh and lithe with grapefruit, nectarine, lemon curd flavours, fine lacy textures, some savoury complexity and long minerally/ crunchy acidity. Beautiful flow, purity and length. Ready to drink, but …
More white peach and less grapefruit than the 1.5m. The nutty lees and a caress of oak provide harmonious complexity. A lingering, fine grip and perfectly balanced acidity complete the picture. ($110.00)…
Even though this wine is from a warm vintage, it’s restrained, with a pronounced line of acidity. The aromas and flavours suggest white peach, grapefruit and warm croissant. The components of this creamy chardonnay need time to knit together, but …
The Tiers Vineyard was planted in 1979, the first vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley since the 19th century. The vineyard is close spaced and vertical canopy, the first of this quality focussed design in Australia. The clone of …
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