Boulder Fields Macedon Ranges Chardonnay 2024
- 93+
- $49
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This was the only wine that winemaker Callan Randall managed to produce in 2024 after the vineyards were wiped out by storms in January of that year, with only two barrels of the Chardonnay being made. Thankfully, this wine is a real beauty. It opens with beautiful notes of citrus and apricot, soon revealing some straw and cucumber, with a pleasing toastiness throughout it. It’s glossy and salty with vivid fruit and great minerality, coming alive with a lot of air. It doesn’t need food at all to shine but is great with cheese, pasta or roast chicken, and it’s only now hitting its stride, so it’ll keep improving for a few more years.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
