Southern Light Vineyards Seven Slopes of Rising Chardonnay 2024
- 94
- $90
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Opens shy before cascading with complexity. Ground cinnamon, white peach, pink grapefruit and green apple lead before a swirl of the glass unlocks Bosc pear, cashew nuts, white flowers and candied ginger. The cashew and ginger tones build with time to bring a lovely balance of fruit and savoury complexity, and the overall result is a gratifyingly complex, balanced and energetic perfume. These traits carry over to the palate, which has a lovely supple texture wrapping around lemon, cashew cream, white peach, mint and fine cedar. A good lick of chalky phenolics picks things up and runs long in conjunction with a firm line of cooling acidity. Smartly made. It takes you on a journey as it unfolds in the glass, and it’s a delicious 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.
