2020 Dry River Chardonnay

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Tense, chalky premium Chardonnay from legends at Dry River. A beautiful, scintillating wine.
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Dry River Chardonnays can be big, structured wines that almost always need extended time in bottle before approaching. This release is starting to emerge like a powerful butterfly.

Vibrant white flower blossoms, lemon and grapefruit flavours are fully on show, along with some creamy, lightly spicy oak.

Some nutty, chalky notes on the nose, plus some initial struck-match aromas. This is an ageworthy Chardonnay of definition and class, and rarity.

Over the last few years, we have embarked on a mission to bring more generosity and mouthfeel with this wine, through the introduction of malolactic fermentation and increased time in barrel and on lees.

We are very pleased with the direction we are heading in, though the wine remains one of clarity, precision and purity.


Enjoy now, or let it develop in your cellar for another five to eight years.

97 Points - "Quite an exotic chardonnay with concentrated flavours including tropical fruit, mango, mandarin zest, peach, spice and anise. Delicious, complex wine that is accessible now but has a promising future. A powerful wine with impressive purity" - Bob Campbell (The Real Review)

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    Jin K.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Kiwi Puligny

    More Burgundian than most Australian. Clean pure fruit on nose. Not too fat or austere on palate - again fruit purity. Balance and poise throughout. All the elements in their place without being vulgar, overpowering or pretentious. Just lacking power to be a grand cru.

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