Hesketh Small Batch Chardonnay 2024
- 95
- $32
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Sourced from two districts, the renowned sub-region of Piccadilly Valley as well as the less elevated Paracombe surrounds in the north of the Hills. There’s a lot going on here, with a heap of high-end winemaking in play: 100% whole bunch on the Piccadilly parcels, nine months in 25% new French barriques across the board, lees worked back and forth to bring out the wine’s flinty, match-strike characters. All up a complex style that celebrates great varietal flavour: grilled peach for instance, with some creamy nuttiness to fill out the palate. Punches well above its weight in terms of wine quality and great value.
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
