Yering Station Chardonnay Reserve 2023
- 97
- $130
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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This was quite a cool and slightly wet vintage, resulting in a late harvest, but the extended ripening period contributed to the fineness and vibrancy of the wines. This one comes from two estate sites—Block Y28 and the Copperhead Vineyard in Coldstream, both planted to the Mendoza clone. It was hand-harvested, whole bunch pressed and fermented on solids in 500-litre puncheons, of which only 3% were new. Interestingly, but not surprisingly, malolactic fermentation was avoided, giving the wine a bright, refreshing crispness. On the nose, it displays typical aromas of lemon and nectarine-dominated stone fruits with a varietal hint of grapefruit. The fine, expressive palate delivers nectarine and roasted cashew with a fine cut of lime and lemony citrus. Has all the potential for long-term cellaring.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
