Petaluma White Label Chardonnay 2024
- 90
- $29
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Stone fruits lead the aromas in the form of nectarine and peach skin with some grilled nuts and a subtly smoky tone beneath. A glimmer of bacon fat, too. The palate is forward of fruit and quite fulsome in its texture, coating the mouth with nectarine and peach before a nutty nuance and some preserved lemon bitterness. There’s a good lick of pithy acidity to clean up the finish. Another release in this range that delivers well on texture and flavour at $29.
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.
