Sidewood Mappinga Chardonnay 2025

Sidewood Estate’s major pride in its Chardonnay offerings lies with this flagship variation, a best barrel selection from best parcels at its Mappinga Road vineyard, with all of the producer’s smartest winemaking steering this wine: whole bunch pressing, wild ferment, large format French oak for 9 months. Grilled peach and nectarine, kiwifruit, with gingery oak spices ruling the nose, then a fresher fruit drive in the mouth, citrus flavours, acidity and pithiness entertaining the palate, building complexity and salivating textures. Plenty of cellar time will deliver even more interest.

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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