Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2020
- 95
- $130
- Drink by: 2022-2030
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Pristine fruit with elegance and restraint. I could stop there but I won’t because I have so much more to say about this exciting Chardonnay. It smells like just-sliced grapefruit with the spritz of zest in the air and the fresh, crisp scent of a cold mid-winter morning before the world has awoken. There’s a hint of freshly baked baguette and larger format barrels (500L, 20% new oak) which add a subtle vanilla spice. On the palate it shows seamless balance; bright citrus intensity and white peaches set against subtle vanilla blossom. The texture is like a fluffy homemade marshmallow – silky and mouthfilling. This is a baby, and whilst absolutely delightful now, will continue to develop stunning complexity.
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.
