Miles From Nowhere Origin of Now Chardonnay 2023

This super premium wine was introduced a few years ago and it hasn’t looked back since. I think this is the best of them yet, which is not surprising given the quality of the ’23 vintage. It’s 50% Gingin clone with the remaining clones 95, 96 and 76 on their own roots. Pressed straight to oak with full solids and wild fermentation designed to generate the complexity and richness that is establishing a style after just a few vintages. It got 10 months in oak of which 1/3 was new. So it’s not overdone with oak. It has an engaging minerally savoury character on the nose. The palate is creamy and rich, but the alternative clones bring a fine linear feel with waxy honeycomb and brioche adding complex notes. The finish is long and powerfully sustained.