Eastern Peake Winery: Two Mile Hill Chardonnay 2023

: Chardonnay 100%

: hvid, tør; 12,5% Vol.; Drikkemoden: 2025–2034

: frisk og syrlig; let & frisk; naturlig

: Lobenberg: 96/100; Suckling: 96/100; Parker: 94/100; Winepilot: 94

: Australien, Victoria

: Allergener: Sulfitter,

Tapperi / Importør: Eastern Peake Winery, Pickfords Road 67, 3364 Coghill Creek, Australia

Owen Latta er en af Australiens mest talentfulde unge vinmagere. Han lagrer de fleste af sine Chardonnay-vine i 12 måneder i 300-liters hogsheads - en blanding af østrigske Stockinger og de originale Sirugue-tønder fra Bourgogne, Cuvée Chardonnay. Der er også 600 og 1.500 liters fuder-tønder i brug for at minimere træets indflydelse. Afhængigt af årgangen er 20 til 50 procent af fadene nye. Two Mile Creek-grunden tilhører en ven af familien. Owen og hans team har arbejdet med parcellen fra beskæring til høst siden 2017. Medium citrongul med olieagtige tårer. Når jeg dufter til den, bliver jeg katapulteret ind i blomstrende enge i store højder - denne vin dufter uendeligt forførende og lugter af bjergluft og frihed! Gul stenfrugt, moden fersken, saftige gule æbler, kamilleblomst, lidt kumquat og mandarinskal dukker også op, men denne individuelle, friskduftende karakter forbliver. I munden er vinen fuld af spænding og ultrafrisk. Citronsaft og -skal, hvide blomster og gule pærer. En intens, salt, kridtagtig mineralitet løber lige hen over min tunge. Dette er en Riesling forklædt som en Chardonnay. Så meget friskhed og spænding fra Australien? Det er bare wow!

Suckling om: Two Mile Hill Chardonnay

What a wine! Oxidative, nutty aromas of lemon confit, salted nuts, Comté cheese rind, oyster shells, flint and chalk. The palate is mid-weighted and textural, with a saline, mineral drive that brings a nervy, grapefruit-like tension underneath the expressive and rounded mouthfeel. This has all the hallmarks of the finest topped-style Jura chardonnays, with a touch of polish. Delicious. Drink or hold.

Parker om: Two Mile Hill Chardonnay

The 2023 Two Mile Hill Chardonnay is a rich toasty wine, yet it is tethered to the rails of cool acidity. This is both taut and mineral while also displaying attractive amplitude and complexity as well. I like it so much. There are notes of salted yellow peaches, lemon flesh, chalk, green apples and cashews. The chalky texture that lingers after the wine is gone is a particularly attractive trait. Warmly recommended. 12.6% alcohol, sealed under Diam and wax.

Winepilot om: Two Mile Hill Chardonnay

Fruit comes from the Two Mile Hill vineyard, around seven kilometres from Eastern Peake, planted in 2017 by the Schaefer family under the Latta’s guidance. The four-acre site has three soil types; the Chardonnay sits on rich red volcanic soils, facing slightly south-west. Whole-bunch pressed, fermented with indigenous yeasts in 300L hogsheads. Full solids, full malo, full flavour. Pale yellow-gold. A core of baked yellow apple, poached pear and peach skin is laced with grilled macadamia and cedar. Hints of tonic, wet stone and citrus preserves add bite and lift. The palate is sapid and intense, with yellow peach, Meyer lemon, pear and yellow apple layered with nutty savouriness and a mineral edge. Fine phenolics pull it to a gentle but purposeful length. This is rich, nutty and savoury, yet kept fresh and bright by vibrant fruit and mineral tension. A strong release.

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