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Fighting Gully Road Smiths Vineyard Chardonnay 2023
DOZEN: $1,026.00 or $85.50 each
Light and vibrant yellow in the glass. The first nose is all toasty smoky oak and reductive notes, with almond meal and backgound grapefruit/citrus, and these themes are repeated on palate, although there the fruit is uppermost. Traces of toffee and peanut brittle, a note of buttery croissant. The wine is powerfully concentrated and searingly intense, but all the while retaining its finesse. Such intensity and drive is almost shocking. Endless length. A great chardonnay. (98) HUON HOOKE
GOLD - A scintillating chardonnay purity on show here from a vintage that goes down as one of Beechworth's coldest growing seasons and vintages. It fairly crackles in racy acidity and tangy acid drive. Up to the challenge is a fruit profile that adds flesh and character with a world of citrus explored - citrus blossom florals, Meyer lemon, grapefruit, lime zest - with quince, white peach and Asian pear. Built on a fine-etched, sherbet-like acidity, it finishes on a high with a lasting flinty kick. (95) JAMES HALLIDAY'S WINE COMPANION