Recognition

Category: Piccadilly Valley

“It’s tight and focussed.” – 96 points | Tom Kline | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Tom Kline
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Apr 2025

Here we have the pinnacle Chardonnay release from the first vineyard planted in the Piccadilly Valley since the 19th century. Restrained power is the term that comes to mind here. It’s tight and focussed, yielding enough aromatic presence to get …

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“Will shine following a decade in cellar.” – 95 points | Tom Kline | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Tom Kline
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Apr 2025

Named on account of the 1.5 metre spacing between vine rows. Fresh, tightly wound and elegant aromas of white peach and cedar kick things off, followed by green apple, Meyer lemon, peach blossom, nectarine pulp and cinnamon. There’s a taut …

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“This is fulsome and fresh, powerful but elegant.” – 94 points | Tom Kline | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Author: Tom Kline
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Apr 2025

High quality cedar oak sits confidently here, melding with fresh cut nectarine, quince, peach skin, kumquat and red apple with some savoury cashew cream beneath. There’s a lot of impact aromatically thanks to good concentration and balance. The palate is …

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“There’s flesh, there’s tension, there’s drive.” – 96 points | Regan Drew | Vino Notebook – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Regan Drew
Source: Vino Notebook
Date: Apr 2025

The original Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay planted in 1979 in the Piccadilly Valley was the first Adelaide Hills vineyard to unknown clones. 2024, though slightly warmer, was yet another cooler vintage in the run since 2020. Modest cropping of 4 tonnes …

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“It’s tense, tight and built for the ages.” – 95 points | Regan Drew | Vino Notebook – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Regan Drew
Source: Vino Notebook
Date: Apr 2025

2024, though slightly warmer continued a run of cool vintages. French oak barriques (1/3 new) for fermentation (2 months through Autumn). Barrel aged on full lees until October 2024, before racking off and then a November bottling.

Pale lemon colour …

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“Layered and complex.” – 94 points | Regan Drew | Vino Notebook – Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Author: Regan Drew
Source: Vino Notebook
Date: Apr 2025

The Piccadilly Valley is ‘entry’ level for this exquisite range of Chardonnay. 2024 another cool vintage like the 4 before it, but marginally warmer with a modest crop of 4 tonnes per hectare on the 30 year old vines.

Medium-light …

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“Quite a bold and brassy chardonnay” 93 Points – Mike Bennie | Halliday Wine Companion – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Mike Bennie
Source: Halliday Wine Companion
Date: Mar 2025

Quite a bold and brassy chardonnay defined with spicy, cedary oak over peach and nectarine, red apple, grapefruit and banana notes, with touches of toffee apple in there, too. The richness feels apt and balanced, though one could suggest that …

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“Very precise and energetic” 96 Points – Mike Bennie | Halliday Wine Companion – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Mike Bennie
Source: Halliday Wine Companion
Date: Mar 2025

Fruit is picked from a close-planted block that was planted in ’03. This is wonderful chardonnay – all finesse, tension, filigreed minerality, light, savoury undertones and pristine, bright green pear, nectarine and pink grapefruit freshness. Touches of nougat, sea spray …

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“A generous wine done with aplomb.” 95 Points – Mike Bennie | Halliday Wine Companion – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Mike Bennie
Source: Halliday Wine Companion
Date: Mar 2025

From the first Croser vineyard, planted ’79. A potent and rich chardonnay of distinguished power and presence. It’s set at a riper pace but feels supremely balanced and delivers emphatic notions of quality. Rich pear notes, dried and fresh, honeyed …

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“Long, layered and sophisticated.” 93 Points – Aaron Brasher | The Real Review – Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Author: Aaron Brasher
Source: The Real Review
Date: Mar 2025

Pretty aromas of just-ripe white stone fruit, white flowers, grilled nuts, nougat, sweet spice, honey and green melon. The palate has lovely weight and texture, creamy, nutty and mouth-filling, with a core of nectarine, grapefruit and pithy, mineral acidty. Long, …

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“Long and with real presence.” 96 Points – Aaron Brasher | The Real Review – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Aaron Brasher
Source: The Real Review
Date: Mar 2025

Bright and vibrant in the glass. The aromas are lifted and layered, cashew nut, white stone fruit, nougat, melon skin and white flowers. Powerful and mouth-filling in flavour, but with fabulous balance and purity. There’s a seamlessness to the palate, …

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“Fine, focused and layered in flavour.” 96 Points – Aaron Brasher | The Real Review – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Aaron Brasher
Source: The Real Review
Date: Mar 2025

Complex and layered aromas of cashew nut, just-ripe white stone fruit, wheat puff, white flowers and grapefruit pith. Fine, focused and layered in flavour. There’s a drive of stone fruit, melon and a nutty creaminess. Pithy, crunchy acidity then kicks …

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“Veritably leaping out of the glass” 92 Points – Erin Larkin | Robert Parker Wine Advocate – Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Author: Erin Larkin
Source: Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Date: Mar 2025

The 2024 Chardonnay leads with pineapple husk and green bananas, nectarine, crushed cashews and a puff of custard powder. In the mouth, the wine is creamy and fruit sweet, with taut acidity that vibrates throughout. I think this wine will …

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“Floral and fine, creamy and detailed.” 94 Points – Erin Larkin | Robert Parker Wine Advocate – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Erin Larkin
Source: Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Date: Mar 2025


The 2024 Chardonnay Tiers Vineyard 1.5m is floral and fine, creamy and detailed. The wine shows pressed white flowers, jasmine tea, something creamy like crushed hazelnuts and white chocolate, Golden Delicious apples and saffron. The Bernard clones 76 and 95 …

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“Thundering display of concentration and phenolic drive” 96 Points – Erin Larkin | Robert Parker Wine Advocate – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Erin Larkin
Source: Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Date: Mar 2025

The 2024 Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay always ratchets up the fruit power and intensity from all other Chardonnays, both at Tapanappa and in the Adelaide Hills region at large. This usually gives us a thundering display of concentration and phenolic drive, …

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“Well composed but compact” 96 Points – Jeni Port | Wine Pilot– Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Jeni Port
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Feb 2025

Another superb Tiers Chardonnay highlighting the beauty achieved with the grape in the Adelaide Hills. Adjectives get a real work out with this wine. Ripe fruit is noted and while the alcohol suggests it might be bigger – 14.1% abv …

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“A complex wine at the start of its life” 95 Points – Jeni Port | Wine Pilot– Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Jeni Port
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Feb 2025

The use of 1.5m informs the drinker that a part of the vineyard has been close-planted – a 1.5 metre spacing between rows of vines – a fact that can excite some because of the suggestion of higher quality, amongst …

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“A refined, concentrated Chardonnay” 94 Points – Jeni Port | Wine Pilot– Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

Author: Jeni Port
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Feb 2025

A refined, concentrated Chardonnay from another cool year in the Adelaide Hills, one of five consecutive cool vintages in a row. A cool site in a cool year brings its own form of elegance, one that is both harmonious and …

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“Delicious, generous and welcoming” – Wine Worth Writing About – Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

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Source: Wine Worth Writing About
Date: Feb 2025

Concentrated aromatic with white florals and citrus blossom, mangosteen, splice, fresh fig, pear, yellow and white peaches, sugar melon, banana ester, sweet pickled ginger, almonds, cashews, creme brûlée. Generous and open!
In the mouth it’s immediately delicious, generous and welcoming …

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“A Chardonnay with plenty to absorb and admire” 94 Points – Q Wine Review– Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2024

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Source: Q Wine Review
Date: Feb 2025

Tapanappa = great wine and from the fifth successive cool vintage, this Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay doesn’t disappoint.Fermented in French oak (33% new) and on full lees prior to bottling, the interest factor is plentiful.

It opens with custard powder, …

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“Powerful, intense and has an immediate punch of flavour” – Wine Worth Writing About – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

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Source: Wine Worth Writing About
Date: Feb 2025

Focused, powerful and lifted aromas of citrus blossoms, jasmine tea, pome fruits, lime, grapefruit, nectarine, cashew, hazelnut, toasted oats, nougat, white pepper, ginger, sweet dusty spices and a touch of brine.
In the mouth it’s powerful, intense and has an …

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“Wonderful waltz between standoff-ish intensity, and endearing elegance” – Wine Worth Writing About – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

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Source: Wine Worth Writing About
Date: Feb 2025

A pretty, perfumed and finely detailed nose of sweet citrus and apple blossoms, apple gums, donut peach, honeydew, honeyed cashew, white pepper, dried galangal and gently woven spice.


In the mouth it’s tightly coiled, tense and shaped like a Barracuda; …

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“Juicy and flavoursome” 95 points – Gary Walsh | Wine Front – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Gary Walsh
Source: Wine Front
Date: Feb 2025

From a close planted block established in 2003. Bernard clones 76 and 95. It’s distinctly different to the Tiers old vine Chardonnay as a result, and I tend to think it’s the clonal selection that’s the biggest point of difference. …

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“Clearly ‘fine wine’”94 points – Gary Walsh | Wine Front – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Author: Gary Walsh
Source: Wine Front
Date: Feb 2025

The vines used for Tiers were planted in 1981, which is pioneering territory for Adelaide Hills. The clone is unknown, though they think it’s related to the cuttings brought in by James Busby in 1832.

There’s a bit of ooomph …

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