Recognition

A superb Chardonnay from the Adelaide Hills, from a fine vintage, which saw time, through to October 2024, in French oak barriques, a third of which were new. A bright lemon hue here, the nose exhibits notes of citrus, notably …

The Tapanappa 2024 Piccadilly Chardonnay sits third in the pecking order of the Tapanappa chardonnay range: behind the complex duo of the Tiers Chardonnay and 1.5m Tiers Chardonnay. While that duo are destined for the long haul, this is more …

Instantly Tapanappa with this second label wine too – something about the golden white peach fruit that makes this a Croser-influenced label. Definitely some of the old Petaluma Chardonnay about this wine too – it feels golden and open, the …

Yum. It makes me sit back and smile. Sticky oranges, beeswax and lime sherbet. It’s elegant and playful; detailed and effortless. The fruit is pure and concentrated, never overpowered by winery antics. Clever. The acid is fresh and framing, bringing …

Refined and delicate, with aromas of sliced lemons, flint, grapefruit and yeast. The palate is mid-weighted with a rounded mouthfeel and bright acidity. A well-balanced yet restrained release from a low-yielding vintage. Drink or hold. Screw cap. Reviewed August 2025.…

Citrus tang, quince, touch of leesy curds in the background. Palate is chock full of stonefruit, grapefruit acidity, quince. 

There’s a lovely unison between integrated oak – giving some foundation for the wine – and acid tension, giving flow and …

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 …

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 …

There are few more committed or driven people in the Australian wine industry than Brian Croser. 

From the time he released the beautiful pristine rieslings under his Petaluma label back in the late seventies to his more recent focus on …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, wafer …

From a cool vintage, although not as cool as the ’23. This is a delightful chardonnay from the Piccadilly Valley with a vibrant freshness and energy which is complemented by the subtle stone fruit characters. Fine savoury notes with lemony