Recognition

The chardonnay vines on the Tiers Vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley are all now well over 30 years old though some were planted in the late 1970s.

This is an intense glide of beautiful chardonnay flavour. It had me hooked …

As a pioneer of Australian cool-climate viticulture, Brian Croser was the first to plant Chardonnay in the Adelaide Hills – now his latest vintage is out.

Few people can claim pioneer status in the 21^st century but Brian Croser …

If chardonnay is indeed making a comeback, it’s through wines like these where much of the excitement dwells. The trio of Tapanappa Adelaide Hills chardonnays are about cool climate viticulture, attention to detail and commitment to a style that is …

Light straw colour. Cashew nut, straw, biscuit and creamy lees aromas, restrained and fresh and delicate, but extremely intense and concentrated on the middle palate. The acidity is searing, a trifle domineering perhaps, but will easily be absorbed by any food. Long, …

A very fragrant, aromatic, cool-year bouquet; a wine of great subtlety and delicacy. Great poise and intensity, as well as finesse. Harmony, refinement and persistence. Lemons aplenty. The palate is seamless. An outstanding wine, promising more in the future. (Very …

Flinty lemon and white-peach notes with plenty of wood influence and a very taut, fresh texture with mouthwatering acidity, holding a tight and assertive finish long and pure. Drink or hold. Screw cap. 

95 points…

A rounder richer and more convincing wine with impressive depth and complexity that delivers an edge of white peaches and greenish nectarines. A wealth of subtle complexity with flinty and stony notes and gently hazelnut oak. There is a very …

A very stylish, powerful and composed chardonnay with attractive fresh lemons, white peaches and nectarines, as well as more savory pastry and sweet white flowers. The palate is layered and complex, showing some gently creamy, lees-derived texture that is cut …