Petaluma B.C.P. Butter Chardonnay 2024
- 90
- $29.99
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A touch of peach schnapps is quickly occluded by buttered toast and bacon fat first off, somewhat delivering on the promise of the name. Further notes fill out the wine with air, namely marzipan, a nutty nuance, kumquat and peach skin. The palate is round and pleasingly rich, holding notes of toast, lemon butter and bacon fat again though with more fruit presence featuring peach and kumquat again with some preserved lemon bite beneath. While it’s bold and buttery, it’s not ponderous nor overt. There’s balance, and through the finish this is helped along by a freshening line of pithy acidity. Good bang for your buck
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.
