Yering Station Reserve Chardonnay 2024
- 97
- $135
- Drink by: 2026-2041
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There’s plenty happening in this outstanding Chardonnay, although at the moment it’s as tight as a drum. But once you start digging, all the goodies emerge. Complex, layered aromas reveal nutty lemon citrus, cut lime and subtle struck-flint complexity. The palate is tightly wound, yet deeply powerful and highly structured. Stone fruit, lemon zest and a trace of crème brûlée contribute to its complexity and underlying richness. A fine, precise acidity sustains the exceptionally long finish. It was fermented in 500-litre puncheons before spending time on lees until blending, without lees stirring. An outstanding wine with a tremendous future.
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.
