Driftwood Artifacts Chardonnay 2024

An excellent Margaret River Chardonnay, the wine spent time maturing in top-notch French oak. The colour of this fresh and youthful Chardy is a pale yellow with green flecks. There is elegance here, with serious intensity and focus. The flavours weave through stone fruits, florals, citrus, most notably bright grapefruit notes, spices and nutmeg. The flavours here are slightly more forward than some at this stage but in time, one expects this to evolve and expand. The oak is well in the process of integration. A wine of medium length, with a seductive texture and citrussy acidity, which will provide pleasure for at least the next three to five years.