Island of Sliding Doors Chardonnay 2025

  • 95
  • $90
  • Drink by: 2026-2033

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This is a quite beautiful Chardonnay from Tassie which has been sourced from two of the best vineyard regions in the state, the Coal River Valley and Derwent Valley, each bringing individual characters that influence both the aromas and the palate. There’s an engaging aroma of light brioche and cashew with a slightly roasted understatement. The palate is deceptive in that it builds slowly, gathering momentum through to a sustained long finish. There’s a lovely mouth feel and texture with a crisp acidity, touch of citrus, fine lemon rind, and that distinctive nutty character. The oak fruit balance is absolutely spot on. It’s a terrific wine, ideal in medium-term cellaring. 

 

Ray Jordan
Wine critic, author and journalist at Winepilot

Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.

Wine writing
Pilot
Ray Jordan
Date
Variety: White Wine, Chardonnay
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines