Sidewood Owen’s Chardonnay 2024

One of three Chardonnays in the Sidewood portfolio, sitting at the top of the range, highly awarded over many years including this vintage. Its signature character is due firstly to clonal selection, all Mendoza, which delivers a fuller and generous fruit profile, here in ripe nectarine mode offset with a fresher edge of yellow grapefruit, given all manner of extra interest from its oak treatment that sits neatly integrated with the wine’s expressive flavours. Think hazelnut cream and Portuguese tart and a light charriness. Yep, lots going on, plenty to savour and enjoy, yet still with an underlying acidity and energy to maintain length and moreishness. High Chardonnay artistry.  

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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