Tolpuddle Vineyard: Chardonnay 2024

Tolpuddle Vineyard: Chardonnay 2024

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Chardonnay
hvid, tør
13,0% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2025–2040
frisk og syrlig
let & frisk
mineralsk
Lobenberg: 99/100
Winepilot: 98
Suckling: 98/100
Parker: 97/100
Galloni: 97/100
Australien, Tasmanien, Coal River Valley
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chardonnay 2024

99
/100

Dette er uden tvivl den mest raffinerede og elegante Chardonnay i Australien. Fra Tasmanien, den kølige klimaø syd for Melbourne, Victoria. Selv næsen er ren forførelse! Citronskal, gul stenfrugt og en delikat røget mineralitet. Perfekt integrerede smagsnuancer fra barrique-lagringen, et strejf af vanilje, kanel og duftende pærefrangipane, efterfulgt af endnu mere mineralitet og stenethed. Efter den første slurk er jeg nødt til at stoppe op et øjeblik. Hold da op! En kalejdoskopisk bølge går sin gang på min tunge. Kridtholdigt stenmel, granit. Citronkød og saltet citron, friske grønne og gule æbler, appelsinskal, kumquat og physalis. De fineste krydderier sniger sig gradvist op bagfra, så ultradelikate og svævende. Det kribler af spænding. Vinen skubber uophørligt på med et meget fint tryk - jeg er helt blæst væk. Det her er fantastisk!

Smagsnotat
98

Winepilot om: Chardonnay

A smattering of quartzite, white apple flesh, and lemon aspen. Chalk dust and fennel seed. Nutmeg grated into white sauce, ground ginger, and the luxuriousness of triple-cream brie. The acidity dances with light, agile feet across the palate, while new oak is so artfully integrated you find yourself searching for the seams it’s been woven into. This is perhaps the most dialled-back expression of oak on the nose—not from lesser use, but from the way it has been entirely absorbed by the fruit and the wine’s palpable energy. Buoyant and spritely, its mealy mid-palate creaminess is swiftly chased by almond skin and a flicker of sea-flake salinity. A triumphant vintage of Chardonnay, and a testament to the vineyard’s impeccable quality—one that many fortunate visitors can now witness firsthand. This is as exciting as the 2023 but in a way that is more classic Chanel than Alexander McQueen. Drink with roast snapper collars and a squeeze of lemon. Drink now or will cellar for 6-10 years further.

98
/100

Suckling om: Chardonnay

Wow. This sits on the edge of reduction, expressing both power and minerality with aromas of struck match, lemon confit, crushed stones, sweet spices, grapefruit and apple blossoms. The palate is highly strung with striking acidity, balanced by a generous, rounded yet restrained mouthfeel. You could easily be in one of the great Climats of Burgundy. Truly excellent from one of Australia’s most celebrated producers. Drink or hold.

97
/100

Parker om: Chardonnay

I recently tasted the 2024 Chardonnay at a restaurant, and the wine looked every bit the Tolpuddle we know and love: reductive, powerful, spicy, leafy and ultra long through the finish. This was a warm season, with low yields, and the result is one of volume, opulence and statement. This has purity of fruit and structure, and the line of the extract is focused and long, driving across the palate. This is a sensational wine, and it's a clear statement of the vineyard here. The talc-like phenolics really are something. It's an excellent wine and viticulture too. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

97
/100

Galloni om: Chardonnay

Class radiates from every pore in the 2024 Tolpuddle Chardonnay, with its bright and pristine core of pear and citrus aromas, a strong flinty edge underscored by fine new French oak. Tense and chalky textured in a relatively closed and tightly wound package, it holds a strong line of citrus flavour through a youthful and extremely long finish. Young and built to last — superb balance is the key to what is an exceptional Tolpuddle vintage.

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Tolpuddle

Tolpuddle er fætrene Martin Shaws og Michael Hill Smiths fænomenale "Tassie"-projekt med køligt klima, som har gjort øens vine til nogle af de bedste i verden.

Chardonnay 2024