Oraterra Chardonnay 2024
- 95
- $98
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This is an arresting wine from the outset. There’s immediacy to the fruit before lashings of floral, nutty and mineral complexity cascade. Kumquat, white peach, green mango and nectarine sit at the fore with some nutty tones dancing around the edges in walnut husk and almond. Some dehydrated lime and herbal tea tones emerge with air, along with an array prettying and complexifying floral plumes. Allusions of honey. It’s very mineral, too, in a wet riverstone way, adding coolness and shape through the perfume. This is unique while also clearly Chardonnay. There’s lovely shape and precision on the palate. Kumquat, peach skin, bergamot tea, apricot kernel, wet stone, toasted nuts – it all sits in a silky medium bodied texture before being wrapped up in bitter orange citrus-laden phenolics and a cool wash of acidity. There’s long length and pops of bergamot tea dancing through the mouth perfume. This is utterly beguiling, packed with interest and brilliant complexity. A great release.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
