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Salo Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022
DOZEN: $594.00 or $49.50 each
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From the early 2000s-planted Full Moon vineyard in the Upper Yarra. Natural fermentation on full solids, and no lees stirring or mlf. At Salo, Dave Mackintosh and Steve Flamsteed only make one Yarra wine, and the 2022 is another ripper. From a low-yielding vintage, this is slightly more powerful than the 2021 and here you'll find aromas of white nectarines, lemon oil and spice with some marine scents. Intense and richly textured on the palate and balanced by the wine's vibrant acidity and a touch of grip on the finish. By the time this is released in August 2023, this should be singing. (96) PHILIP RICH, James Halliday’s Wine Companion
Why is this year’s wine that much better? Look, it isn’t leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessors, it’s the one percenters. Most noticeably this year the extra power and density that you just cant help but stop and take notice of. Then there is this palate gripping tactile element, which is helpful to kind of buffer some of that sizzling intensity. It’s quite compact and dense and the moment, it forms something of a funnel of fruit that ripples along your mouth, staining it with its abundant flavour and flickering at the edges with nervosity and tension. It is a wine of pin point accuracy and serious intent. My hat off to you gentlemen, this is a brilliant bottle of wine. Thanks! ROSCOE