Credaro Kinship Chardonnay 2025

95 POINTS

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

This is complex and inviting on the nose, showing ripe peach, vanilla, oatmeal, fine oak, and lemon peel aromas with a hint of flinty note. The wonderfully weighted palate displays a creamy mouthfeel and richness, splendidly structured by bright acidity. It's superbly long and linear with layers of satisfying flavours.

94 POINTS

Jeni Port - Winepilot

Beautifully captures the allure of Margaret River Chardonnay: the luscious fruit drive and oyster-like salinity that brings with it a beachy Margs’ vibe. And then there are the savoury nutty overtones. But first to the aromas, lively and deep, in yellow peach, nectarine, citrus, creme brûlée with a flurry of almond meal. It’s a richer style of Chardonnay that comes with a distinctive savouriness in preserved lemon, almond skin, nuts and grippy citrus peel and pith. There’s plenty of flavour here, nicely concentrated, and it just goes and goes. A grippy, pithy tartness mixes with a lemony saline character working the tastebuds, while the nutty lees add extra depth. Oak features as a seasoning only allowing the fruit free rein.

92 POINTS

Ken Gargett - Winepilot

Early days for the 2025 vintage from Margaret River, but the signs are very promising (aren’t they always). Lemon/straw in colour, the nose is showing notes of stone fruit, honeycomb, grapefruit and nectarines with an appealing oak-induced nuttiness, reflected in some cinnamon and nutmeg touches. The wine has medium length, good balance, focus and juicy acidity. An attractive style which should drink well for five to six years and which certainly has room for further improvement.