Of the past five wonderful vintages in Tiers Vineyard, 2024 was not the coolest but fulfilled that old aphorism, “In a cool vineyard site, the best wines are produced in slightly warmer vintages.”
The colour of 2024 Tiers is pale lemon with a green tint. The aroma is of ripe, cool-year Chardonnay fruit, sliced nectarine and pear with faint leatherwood honey spice complexed by yeast, cashew and subtle oak. The flavour is intense and fresh, and the texture is significant, finished with a lingering cool year acidity.
The taut edge of acid and the slight astringency and bitterness of the grapefruit finish, perfectly offset the fruit and texture that are the hallmarks of the Tiers Chardonnay.
2024 Tiers Chardonnay is “a slightly warmer than average vintage of a unique wine defined by the truly distinguished Tiers Vineyard terroir”.