Watkins Macclesfield Chardonnay 2021

Wild ferment and whole bunch pressed fruit was sourced from the Saint-Clare Vineyard. Pomelo flesh and white peach fuzz, crumbled pumice stones and elderflower. A languid wine with a snug fit, by that I mean its flesh is tangible and poignant acidity sways in time. This is Chardonnay with something to hold onto. Ripe melon and lemon butter, candied apple and vanilla biscotti. Oak taps along keeping pace and roasted almonds finish the jibe. A good portion of malo maintains its generous depth of flavour. Drink with buttered cheese scones and a midday boogie.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.

Wine journalismpodcastinghost