Southern Light Vineyards Ghostgum Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
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Opens with a twang of salinity that draws you in. Oyster shell and preserved lemon make way for white peach, apricot, almond paste and sourdough as things flesh out, with an underlay of flint weaving through the perfume. The palate is more fulsome and opulent than the nose suggests — white peach, almond cream, apricot, sea spray and fine cedar splay through the mouth hitting every corner, before a corset of fine, chalky phenolics pulls it into linearity. Lovely shots of saline acidity elongate the back palate and freshen things up. There’s richness here, but it is controlled by structure and balance. Leesy and yet packed with fruit power — not for the faint of heart.
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.
