Ashton Hills Piccadilly Chardonnay 2025

From the cooler climes of Piccadilly Valley within the Adelaide Hills comes this quite delightful, delicate, yet flavoursome Chardonnay. It was fermented in oak using wild yeasts and then aged in a mix of new and old Burgundian oak for about nine months. Clearly, the aim is to retain texture and complexity while delivering a degree of delicacy and finesse. It does it in spades. Light lemon curd and citrus with a little vanilla pod on the nose, and then a palate that is quite fine and delicate, yet with a deeper intensity that extends through to a very long finish. This is a really appealing wine for the medium term, but great current drinking.