Watkins Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021
- 94
- $50
- Drink by: 2023-2030
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There is so much mineral delicacy in the aromas that I suspect this wine might fool the odd blind-taster into thinking it was from France rather than Adelaide Hills. There’s pristine lemon and grapefruit zest, handfuls of seashells and a slight freshly-sliced fennel note. Very subtle oak is present, adding more food-friendly texture than flavour. It dances in your mouth with an incredible balance between zesty citrus flavours, pith-like texture and bright acidity that keeps you reaching for another sip. Adelaide Hills Chardonnay is starting to have its moment in the sun and wines like this ensure it will stay there. I adore this wine and really want to revisit it in a few years when the pristine fruit moves from its zesty seashell minerality to a honeyed nuttiness.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
