Dexter Wines Black Label Chardonnay 2023
- 96
- $80
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Sourced from the Dexter family farm in Tuerong, this is all Dijon clones. Fermentation occurs in 500L French puncheons 50% new, occasional battonage and full malolactic fermentation. Plucked Meyer lemons meet a pansy of wildflowers here in this 2023 incarnation, you’ll be met with Jonquil and Freesia blooms which are also dotted with pulpy finger lime droplets. Arching rays of acidity allow green apple skin and white nectarine to shine. Oak is receptive by subtle notes of grated nutmeg and creamy cashew. A spirited wine that carries on the palate for very long moments, there is power here disguised in all the charm and charisma of modern cool climate Chardonnay dressings. Straight to the pool room for this one! Drink with a mushroom pizza bianca and swoon.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
