2023 Lethbridge Chardonnay (375ml)

94 POINTS

James Suckling

Well-balanced freshness and power, with a mineral drive. Aromas of lemons, chalk, orchard fruits, flint and spices. The palate is textural and refined, with fine-boned acidity giving notes of grapefruit, oyster shell and flint. Finely tuned, with all the qualities you want in a cool-vintage chardonnay.

93 POINTS

Rosamund Hall - Decanter

Selected from Lethbridge, Hat Rock, Hillside Haven and Suma Park vineyards, this is a pure example of the striking talent of Ray Neasden and Maree Collis’ vision to make expressive, complex, cool-climate Chardonnay. With aromas of sliced white peaches and lemon posset, and a textured mouthfeel with uplifting acidity with notes of fresh pink grapefruit, crushed oyster shells and spring blossom.

93 POINTS

Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

We’ve got a chardonnay on our hands here. A full-bodied, flavoursome chardonnay. It tastes of pears, grilled peaches, cooked apples, honey and cream, though for all that its faculties are still intact, so to speak, its fruit still lively. This is a chardonnay that is both chunky and soft at once. It lingers nicely too. It’s a giver, not a leaner, and a provider, of pleasure.

92 POINTS

Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion

From a vineyard that's been leased since 2004 and overlooks Queenscliff; 50% new oak, 100% mlf. Richer and riper than the '22. Aromas of white peach, gentle vanillin and a hint of sea spray precede the mouth-filling, nutty and persistent palate. Good to go now and over the next three to four years.