Hesketh Lost Weekend Chardonnay 2024
- 92
- $16
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A very decent little Chardonnay here and punching way above its recommended price point. A bit of insider info to its winemaking explains a lot: 20% of this wine spent 4 months in new French oak barriques, partly to add some complexity but also to “season” the barrels before being filled with top-shelf Cabernet. In terms of styling, the wine sits more in the citrus camp than rich and riper stone fruit – think grapefruit over white nectarine in flavour terms, with some oak spice and tightness in the palate. You could pour this in places where the fancy folks would usually tut-tut over wines at this price. You’re welcome!
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
