Monty’s Leap Single Vineyard The Mulberry Block Chardonnay 2025

This has consistently been a very good wine for Monty’s Leap, and with winemaker Brendan Smith involved, it will continue to be refined. It’s barrel fermented, creating quite a rich style, and then further time in new oak, in fact for up to 12 months, has added to its palate complexity, texture and richness. There’s a nice cashew and spicy cinnamon-like character on the nose, and the palate, while textured and creamy, is held with nice restraint and focus by that crisp acidity and a slightly lemony edge. A terrific wine from Albany in the Great Southern.