2023 Pyramid Valley Lion's Tooth Chardonnay

96 POINTS

James Suckling

A beautiful, lively, zesty and vibrant chardonnay. Apples, dried pears, baking spices, warm herbs and dried lemon zest on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with plenty of volume and crisp acidity. The palate is bright, precise and vertical, with impeccable texture and a long, succulent, minerally finish. From biodynamically grown grapes.

96 POINTS

Dave Brookes - Halliday Wine Companion

When compared to the estate's Field of Fire chardonnay, the Lion's Tooth shows a deeper colour and increased aromatic concentration. Characters of peach, mandarin, peach and citrus fruits with notes of sourdough starter, spiced oatmeal, meadow flowers, just a wisp of flint, a murmur of hazelnut and crushed stone. Clarity gains momentum on the palate, the wine coiling and gaining tension while retaining an expansive depth that's whisked along by a brisk limestone mineral cadence. Chalky, textural grip on the finish with plenty of sustain.

94 POINTS

Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

The 2023 Chardonnay Lion's Tooth is young and tightly wound, with a clarity of cool climate fruit. While there's a sense of tenderness, a feature of dry whites grown on chalky soils, it is bone dry with a sense of savory forcefulness. Citrus, apple and a distinct salinity shine with subtle oak-derived hazelnut characters.