Bellarine Estate James’ Paddock Chardonnay 2022
- 92
- $35
- Drink by: 2023-2028
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Bellarine Peninsula’s signature white grape shines in this delightfully vibrant young Chardonnay. Yellow peach, melon, grilled grapefruit aromas are supported by creamy almond meal. Succulent nectarine, tropical and citrus flavours are cushioned by mealy, nougat with a hint of complexing lees. Quite tropical and slippery, deliciously so. And energetic, too, with bright acidity slotting in nicely. Kicks in with a hint of preserved lemon and ginger to close. To enjoy in the liveliness of youth or to age a little further? I vote for the former.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
