Recognition

Category: Tiers Vineyard

“Greatness of elements, pulling together”- 94 points | Andrew Graham | OZ Wine Review – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Andrew Graham
Source: OZ Wine Reviews
Date: Oct 2024

It feels Grinchish, but I’d rather drink the 1.5m Chardonnay now. That’s because, as this vertical showed, Tiers needs a good five years to show its best, not one. Especially from a vintage that was cool (1093C vs the …

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“Refined, never hard, just the right amount of modern whipped butter winemaking”- 95 points | Andrew Graham | OZ Wine Review – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Andrew Graham
Source: OZ Wine Review
Date: Oct 2024

The close-planted 1.5m block on the Tiers vineyard is now twenty years old and is clearly hitting its straps. In the early days, an element was missing in the spotty-labelled 1.5m Chardonnay wines that reminds us what vine age does …

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“It’s like a summer salad in a glass”- 95 points | Stuart Robinson | The Vinsomniac – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Stuart Robinson
Source: The Vinsomniac
Date: Aug 2024

Lovely figgy note gently wafting from the glass here. Add to that ripe stonefruit, pear – it’s like a summer salad in a glass. 
Bracing acidity running the full length of the wine. Citrus, stonefruit – a herbal/ floral note …

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“Serious, contemplative and very good”  – 95 Points | Mike Bennie| Halliday Wine Companion – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Mike Bennie
Source: Halliday Wine Companion
Date: Aug 2024

From a close-planted, lower-to-ground trellised plot in the Tiers Vineyard, Piccadilly, Adelaide Hills. An intense wine, concentrated and surprisingly rich given the season. Scents of salted cashew, ripe apple, ginger, clove, fennel and green mango, the palate an echo of …

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“An immensely satisfying and serious wine”  – 96 Points | Mike Bennie| Halliday Wine Companion – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Mike Bennie
Source: Halliday Wine Companion
Date: Aug 2024

From the Tiers Vineyard planted in 1979. A third of the barrels used are new French oak. The cooler year renders a wine of tension and torsion, precision and finesse. It’s heavily perfumed, an invitation to drink lustily, with green …

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“This is a quite stunning release.”- 94 points | Stuart Robinson | The Vinsomniac – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard 1.5m Chardonnay 2023

Author: Stuart Robinson |
Source: The Vinsomniac
Date: Aug 2024

Lovely figgy note gently wafting from the glass here. Add to that ripe stonefruit, pear – it’s like a summer salad in a glass.

Bracing acidity running the full length of the wine. Citrus, stonefruit – a herbal/ floral note …

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“About as much going on as a chardonnay can provide”  – 9.7/10 | Max Crus Wine Commentator – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Simon Hughes
Source: Max Crus Wine Commentator
Date: Jul 2024

Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Tiers Vineyard (Alt. 450m) Chardonnay 2023, $110.

About as much going on as a chardonnay can provide and all of it good. Somewhat lighter than exxy chardonnays are renowned, and better for it. Alas, few will discover …

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“Enchanting, long finish.”  – 95 Points, Gold | Decanter World Wide Awards – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

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Source: Decanter World Wide Awards
Date: Jun 2024

Enticing citrus, orchard fruit and grilled cashew notes flow and swirl around the simmering acidity and fine creamy texture and propel towards the enchanting, long finish.…

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“Inviting”  – 92 Points, Silver | Decanter World Wide Awards – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

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Source: Decanter World Wide Awards
Date: Jun 2024

Inviting, with quince, candied lemon and fresh pineapple juice leading to a palate of apple, white peach, vanilla and coconut.…

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“No question of its quality.”  – 95 Points | Campbell Mattinson | The Wine Front – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Campbell Mattinson
Source: The Wine Front
Date: May 2024


There’s a cooling aspect to this, with its jasmine and seaspray notes, but its core is nutty and peachy, and while it feels measured it also has a presence. This is a fine chardonnay. Stonefruit, pear and salted nut characters …

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“Masterfully tempered by brilliant structure and immaculate balance.”  – 96 Points | Tom Kline | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Tom Kline
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: May 2024

Planted in 1979, the Tiers Vineyard is purportedly the first to have been planted in the Piccadilly Valley since the 19th century. It’s a revered site with a history of producing hugely successful Chardonnay wines made by powerhouse Australian wine …

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“Layer upon layer of concentrated flavour . . . and bounce.” – 95 Points | Jeni Port | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Jeni Port
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Mar 2024

If Tiers 1.5m Chardonnay hails from the “new” block of French Bernard clones planted in 2003, fruit for this Tiers Chardonnay is off the “old” block, the original block established in 1979. A cool vintage and low yields bring good …

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“Everything is in place.” – 96 Points | Jeni Port | Wine Pilot – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5 M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Jeni Port
Source: Wine Pilot
Date: Mar 2024

The Adelaide Hills 2023 vintage was the coolest of the four consecutive cool vintages since 2020. To quote winemaker, Brian Croser, the ’23 Chardonnays are far from “overt.” I find that re-assuring, the vintage speaks and it’s beautifully fine with …

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“A wonderful wine.”  – 5 Stars | Lester Jesberg | Winewise – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Lester Jesberg
Source: Winewise
Date: Mar 2024

Naturally, there is a close relationship between this wine and the preceding one. The 1.5m comes from younger vines, but both were made from hand-picked grapes that were chilled to 2°C, and air-bag pressed before fermentation in French barriques, one …

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“The long, creamy, acid-fresh palate is a delight.”  – 5 Stars | Lester Jesberg | Winewise – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Lester Jesberg
Source: Winewise
Date: Mar 2024

The nose reflects a cool site and vintage, offering suggestions of grapefruit, fig and white nectarine supported by lees complexity and a whiff of oak toastiness. The long, creamy, acid-fresh palate is a delight.…

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“Its intensity and length mark it out as a classic Chardonnay.”  – 96 Point | Gary Walsh | The Wine Front – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Gary Walsh
Source: The Wine Front
Date: Feb 2024

Only 2011 was cooler than 2023 (of recent vintages) in the Piccadilly Valley, as expressed in HDD at 1093°, versus the long term average of 1135°. This is from a block planted in 1979,  the clone unknown.

Pear, grapefruit and lemon …

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“The texture is a highlight.”  – 96 Point | Gary Walsh | The Wine Front – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Gary Walsh
Source: The Wine Front
Date: Feb 2024

From a section of the Tiers vineyard close planted in 2003 using the Bernard clones 76 and 95. This is same same, but different to the old vine Tiers, a little fleshier, but it’s the texture that’s the main point …

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“This hits the precipice of elegant and fine Australian Chardonnay”  – Marc Malouf | Wine Worth Writing About – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Marc Malouf
Source: Wine Worth Writing About
Date: Feb 2024

Pale gold with cyan reflections and a tight, but beautifully nuanced nose of orange and apple blossom, white peach, pear, apple, lemon, finger-lime, sugarmelon, dried galangal, cashew and honey nougat, fennel, a touch of spearmint, ocean salinity and a hint …

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“Serious stuff”  – Marc Malouf | Wine Worth Writing About – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Marc Malouf
Source: Wine Worth Writing About
Date: Feb 2024

Pale gold with cyan and silver reflections and a nose of honeysuckle, pear, fleshy lemon and lime, white pineapple and peach, white pepper, chervil, coriander seed, ripe fig, candied almond, custard, butter, spearmint and anise. Saint Aubin vibes! In the …

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“Fruit focused, but remaining delicate and intense.” – 95 points | Regan Drew | Vino Notebook – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Regan Drew
Source: VinoNotebook
Date: Feb 2024

Pale lemon with green highlights. Fruit focused, but remaining delicate and intense. Pear, apple, sherbet, warm cinnamon spice, grapefruit and preserved lemon citrus, clove oil and torn brioche. Delicate texture, with precision and focus. Pomme fruit and grapefruit echoes after …

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“An exquisite, benchmark wine” – 96 points | Regan Drew | Vino Notebook – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Regan Drew
Source: VinoNotebook.com
Date: Feb 2024

Pale lemon hue. Floral and fragrant. Pomme fruit and blossom, easy roast roast nut delicacy, soft honey, bread crust, ground salt and grapefruit pith.  Such flow and evenness with incredibly complex layers of fruit and winemaking that swirl and writhe …

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“A treat and then some.” – 96 points | Steve Leszczynski |QWineReviews – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Steve Leszczynski
Source: QWineReviews.com
Date: Feb 2024

And you thought the Tiers 1.5m was something special? Woah! This is a treat and then some. The Tiers from Tapanappa has quite rightly built itself a reputation over the years and this further cements its standing as one of …

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“Refined and tense, concentrated and yet seamlessly textured and composed”Intense, focused and bright” – 96 points | Huon Hooke | The Real Review – Tapanappa Tiers Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Huon Hooke
Source: The Real Review
Date: Feb 2024

Lighty toasted cashewnut aroma, hints of vanilla and almond-meal, the palate refined and tense, concentrated and yet seamlessly textured and composed. The wine is very smooth and rounded, with plenty of acidity but you barely feel it. Lovely depth of …

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“Intense, focused and bright” – 95 points | Huon Hooke | The Real Review – Tapanappa Tiers 1.5 M Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Author: Huon Hooke
Source: The Real Review
Date: Feb 2024

Restrained straw/dried-herb aromas, the palate searingly intense with strong lemon/grapefruit flavours and lively acidity which is felt throughout the mouth. Intense, focused and bright on the tongue, super-refreshing and almost tangy, with a gorgeous fruit-sweet core and a cleansing, refreshing …

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