VINEYARDS: Coombe Estate, Coldstream | Swallowfield, Gembrook | Henkell, Dixons Creek | Centare, Healesville
WINEMAKING: Hand-picked fruit from four exquisite Yarra Valley vineyards and three chardonnay clones. Whole-bunch pressed and fermented wild in French oak barriques and puncheons (12% new) with zero malolactic fermentation. This wine saw eight months élevage with zero bâttonage prior to bottling in December 2023.
TASTING NOTES: Green gold in colour, this wine delivers aromas of nectarine, meyer lemon and flint with a burst of spring blossoms. The palate delivers an array of summer stone fruits, cashew nuts, subtle oak and a splash of sea spray. It's ripe and supple in the mouth, finishing with bright, balancing acidity.
PEAK DRINKING: Present – 2029
WINE ANALYSIS
ALC/VOL: 12.9%
Vegan wine
2023 Fetherston 'Iris' Chardonnay
'Pale gold in colour with a bright, straw. The aroma opens with white peach, lemon curd and ripe pear, supported by subtle flint, struck match and gentle oak spice. The palate is rich and tropical, offering citrus and grapefruit notes, savoury. A soft creaminess through the mid-palate adds texture and polish, with oak providing structure. An elegant cool-climate Chardonnay that is refined, expressive and beautifully composed. Finishes long, clean and precise.'
94 points
- Russell Gallagher, Vino Masters'Elegant and complex, the bouquet showcases gala apple, lemon peel, apricot and oatmeal nuances, followed by a beautifully rounded palate that offers juicy fruit flavours with fine flow, backed by well-pitched acidity, and finishes lingering and refined.'
90 points
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit