Luminosa Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

Not all single vineyards are equal in the glass, some shine brighter – literally, figuratively –  than others. Enter Luminosa, a singular expression of Margaret River Chardonnay that gets the heart racing. A lovely complexity unfolds with aromas rich in stone fruits, citrus, pear, hazelnut, buttered toast with a touch of rockpool. The ’24 vintage was a good one, and there is a solid core of fruit concentration and lusciousness delivered against a striking acid profile. The acid drive is remarkable, and yet the result is neither angular nor mean, because the fruit is up to the task. There is an almost effortless ease to the wine. Grapefruit pith and lemon zest mix with stone fruits and citrus on the palate producing a tart, textural and savoury attitude. Beautifully composed and individual, and there is definitely more to build upon in the years to come.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic