Scarborough The Obsessive Chardonnay 2023
- 93
- $45
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Ah the struck match reduction, it always grabs one’s attention. Importantly, however, like all things in wine it should season rather than smother. Such is the case here as said struck match quickly yields to nectarine, salted pastry dough, vanilla, yellow apple, quince. There’s some gentle grilled almond, clotted cream and citrus preserves in the background adding interest. The palate has a great fulsome texture that’s lifted by a cut of stone fruit drive in the form of grilled nectarine and peach skin, with cedar, preserved lemon, flint and almond in support. Good phenolic structure here, putting a chalky frame around it all to carry it to good length. With this level of complexity, texture, length and structure on offer, $45 makes this brilliant value.
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.
