Stoney Rise Tradition 2023
- 94
- $60
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Savagnin 75%, Chardonnay 25%. Lemon-gold in colour with a slight haze. The nose is packed with tarragon and lemon myrtle, with notes of quality honey adding a heady sweet tone. There’s some yellow peach and lemon thyme that intermingle nicely, along with flickers of bergamot tea. The palate is round with a rich, Chardonnay-like texture. Yellow apple, yellow peach, grilled nuts, tarragon and lemon myrtle flow through. It’s powerful and rich but also fresh and vibrant, with tightly packed chalky phenolics putting up frame and draw to excellent length. Nutty tones and rich fruit notes see out the close. I love the balance of power and tension here. Clearly Joe Holyman has a good hold on both of these varieties.
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.
