2024 Bannockburn 1314 Chardonnay

93 POINTS

James Suckling

An entry-level bottling from Bannockburn, with aromas of lemon confit, lanolin, spices, salted nuts and flint. The palate is generous and rounded, with a creamy texture and balanced acidity. A lovely chardonnay made for instant gratification.

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Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

This is right in the groove. It’s a definite ‘yes’ if it’s within reach. It brings more flavour than you might expect, but then Bannockburn chardonnay is rarely if ever shy. It tastes of white peach and nectarine, roasted nuts, citrus and honeysuckle. It’s not overly complicated but it’s not simple either. There’s a note of lemonade to their aftertaste, and a pastry-like note too. It’s very good. It feels unforced and yet it’s full of flavour.

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Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion

Made from a blend of fruit grown at Bannockburn from 1976, through to the most recent 2016 planting. A bright, deep-ish green gold. An attractive and open-knit bouquet of ripe nectarines, beeswax and a little lemon confit. The palate is generous, mouth-filling, balanced and long and, while it's been designed and made to drink in its youth, this should still be looking good 3–4 years from now.

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Angus Hughson - Vinous

The 2024 Chardonnay 1314 is cerebral and made to please, with seamless layers of yuzu, pink grapefruit and rock melon, underpinned by gentle oak and lees complexity. Bright, sweet fruit flavors follow in a compact package, with a twist of zesty acidity and peanut brittle complexity on the finish. Delicious now and for the short to medium term.