Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2023

Best Chardonnay and Best Wine of Show RQWA 2024

Gold Medal – Royal Sydney Wine Show

Julian Langworthy says “This is the best release, ever.”, and aside from that, I have no other information to hand.

Lime, pink grapefruit, quite a lot of cashew, cinnamon pastry, some cut fennel, a wisp of flinty and smoky things. It has intensity and ripe grapefruity acid cut, something more saline and umami here too, bright and chalky in texture, with lime rind and grip on a finish of excellent length. It has zing and energy, though it really needs a few years in bottle to cool its boots and settle into its groove. 95+ Points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Let’s cut to the chase. The finest Deep Woods Chardonnay yet. It has it all. Great fruit has been harnessed with whole bunch pressing and fermentation in new and seasoned French oak. Further lees stirring has built in texture, contributing to a thoroughly beautiful, refined mouth feel. Opens with a stone fruit and savoury light lemon curd aromas. Peels off into a palate that reveals more of a struck match and cracked seashell minerality complementing the outstanding fruit concentration. Super wine. 98 Points - Ray Jordan