Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 13.5% 750ML

Yabby Lake Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 13.5% 750ML

EXPERT REVIEWS

JANE FAULKNER
96 Points
Despite the heartbreak of low yields, meaning there are no single-block chardonnays this vintage, there is this exceptional wine. A perfect amalgam of stone fruit and citrus, zest and spice, savoury oak and cedar, mouth-watering acidity and creamy lees. A delicious wine. Get it while you can.

James Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2024

DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY: Australia
STATE: Victoria
REGION: Mornington Peninsula
VARIETY: Chardonnay
ALCOHOL VOL.: 13.5
VINTAGE: 2022
CLOSURE: Screwcap
VOLUME: 750

TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
The colour is bright with green tints.

AROMA
The aromas are fresh, pure and intense. Stonefruit, grapefruit, citrus blossom and a hint of lime, with a lovely flinty note underlying. There is a nice layer of almond meal and cashew nut from the barrel fermentation.

PALATE
The palate is intense with layers of deeply textured and concentrated fruit. White stone fruit and pithy grapefruit weave through a tightly wound and piercingly intense mineral finish that goes on and on.

VINIFICATION
Handpicked between 4-9 March. Some parcels were crushed and some whole bunch pressed. The juice was transferred to 500 litre French oak barrels for natural fermentation. A 25% portion of which were new. The wines were aged on lees in oak for a further 11 months, prior to estate bottling in late January 2023.

VINTAGE NOTES
2022 was a vintage of tiny yields, the lowest in our history. This was due to severe storms during flowering. However, the positive is the wines are of exceptional quality - they are intense, with incredible balance and persistence.

CELLARING POTENTIAL
Cellar for at least 5 years, the wine will go well past 10 years.