Shadowfax Wines Midhill Chardonnay 2021

A classic Chardonnay look and feel feel here to this single vineyard Chardonnay and a decent step up from the Macedon Ranges label. It’s immediately complex and expressive but still tightly wound with fine and focussed aromas ranging from grapefruit and pear to exotic fig all well supported by assertive, well integrated oak and lifted by flinty, leesy savoury complexity. Tangy acidity and punchy fruit provide great upfront impact of oyster shell and citrus flavours before building a silky core of flavour that continues over a long, seamless and sustained finish. Super impressive but it would be a shame to enjoy now and miss out on the fireworks it promises in the coming years.

Angus Hughson

Founder at Winepilot

Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

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