Shaw + Smith M3 Chardonnay 2025
- 94
- $59
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An iconic Adelaide Hills offering in good form here. Fine cedar and nougat leap from the glass alongside white nectarine, peach, pear, cinnamon apple and almond meal. A substratum of flint lingers beneath, present but well integrated, while Meyer lemon and subtle stone fruit blossom emerge with air. The sum is a perfume of both complexity and freshness — traits that carry faithfully to the palate. Good pillowy texture wraps around a core of cedar, nutty tones, river stone minerality, cinnamon, peach, almond cream and nectarine before tightening through a fine vein of phenolics and a wash of bright acidity. Excellent length, with freshness a defining feature. The 2025 has a slender feel — not a fault, but a style. A very successful one.
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.
