Nautilus Estate Chardonnay Australia 2024

91 POINTS

Shanteh Wale - Halliday Wine Companion

Fruit is from the Renwick vineyard. This is all barrel ferment and into 20% new French oak barriques for maturation. The wine starts with a soft echo of pomelo and lemon-skin citrus before unfurling its white peach and yellow plum. There is a lemon-curd zing to the acidity and some mealy creaminess. This has been handled carefully and sits pretty in the lineup of thoughtful wines from Nautilus. A naturally fleshy wine without the added push of toasty oak. Harmonious.

90 POINTS

Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

Rich and generously oaked, the 2024 Chardonnay delivers plenty of flavour and concentration in a focused package. Vanilla and spices lead the nose and palate. Purity of fruit and seamless textures reflect delicate handling. Ripe nectarine fruit emerges on the medium-long finish, which is tight, structured and satisfying.

90 POINTS

Erin Larkin - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2024 Chardonnay is rich and nutty, opulent and sleek, with loads of flavor in the mouth, and it is tempered by saline acidity that rears up through the finish. It feels very intense and worked—there's a lot going on here in the way of malolactic fermentation and oak artefact, alongside fruit and everything else. This is not a shrinking violet. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

90 POINTS

DWWA 2026 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Golden apple crumble aromas burst through on the nose. Orchard and citrus core fruits, finishing with a pithy grip. Award: Silver - DWWA 2026