Teakle Chardonnay 2024
- 91
- $32
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Barrel fermented in French Oak Hogsheads with 25% new. Eight months on lees with monthly battonage. Some charry cedarwood and vanilla bean quickly make way for pear, honeydew melon, raw sourdough, sea salt, marzipan, and cinnamon apple. Nice complexity on show spanning oak, lees and fruit. The palate has good weight and intensity, led by nectarine and Meyer lemon with marzipan, vanilla and pastry dough in support. There’s nice citrusy acidity providing a cleansing frame through the finish. It’s fresh and bright but with sufficient complexity to look at. Another good value proposition from Teakle.
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.
