Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay 2018

The Piccadilly Valley has a proud history of crafting great Australian Chardonnay, and was the original home of Petaluma. This wine shows the same combination of bright, youthful and complex fruit in an elegant style.

The wine is pale golden and a pretty, understated and finely detailed style. There are many layers – citrus, apple, grilled nut and praline fruit with an attractive gunflint edge. It is then dry, mid weight, savoury and juicy on the palate with the creamy texture and savoury elements seen from barrel ferment. It is also tangy, with palate impact, and finishes with good length.

Angus Hughson

Founder at Winepilot

Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

Critic and publisher