Austins Moorabool Valley Geelong Chardonnay 2024

A very fine single vineyard Chardonnay from the Moorabool Valley in Geelong, the team usually incorporate around one-quarter to one-third new French oak in the maturation. It has also seen some malolactic fermentation. Just 6,900 bottles made, the final blend is a barrel selection. A gold straw hue, the nose is deeply aromatic and quite forward. Rich, with some early complexity, we have notes of peaches, stone fruits and mango. The wine has a creamy texture, appealingly supple, and the palate gives us a touch of oatmeal with good length. A Chardy which goes against the trend of the leaner examples so prevalent today, and that will make many people very happy. This will provide pleasure over the next three to six years. Over that period, one can confidently expect the score to edge up a point or two.