2022 Ravensworth Tumbarumba Chardonnay

There’s a reductive portion made in foudre and an oxidative portion produced in smaller oak barrels here. It works a treat. It toes the line between scintillating, acid driven white wine and something with more bass, nuttiness, saline characters. In that, a wine of complexity, a tension between pure, citrus driven fruit characters and peachy drenched in salted nuts. Fantastic, is the message, and, if patience holds, better day two when the wine gets some air and finds a flourish of depth and additional personality. Excellent drinking ensues. Read more