Devil’s Lair Margaret River Chardonnay 2024
- 95
- $49.99
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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The undeniable richness of the GinGin Chardonnay clone is being tempered by the introduction of other clones under winemaker, Travis Clydesdale, and the result is a finer form of elegance. However, the relaxed, inviting charm of Margaret River Chardonnay remains in ’24. Citrus fruits with grapefruit and lemon in the lead light up the scent with a touch of apple and spice. This is ripe citrus territory with cumquat, apple and steely lemony notes, gentle spice and restrained nutty oak. There’s a naturally assured balance of acidity on display. Finishes on point, a crisp, lively and complex young Chardonnay.
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.
