2023 By Farr GC Chardonnay
2023 By Farr GC Chardonnay

2023 By Farr GC Chardonnay

Highly Rated
By Farr |Geelong |Chardonnay
The top of the tree for Chardonnay in the By Farr world. Powerful, voluptuous and decadent.
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
2 Reviews
Price:
$165.00
Stock:
In stock, ready to ship, only 5 units left
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Description

A formidable wine here from a classic producer and now regarded as one of Australia's best Chardonnay wines. The Farrs sum up this stunning wine best themselves:

"The GC Chardonnay (GC for Gary Charles) is attributed to all the knowledge we have been able to extract from Gary to create a close planted / high density planting of chardonnay on an exposed cote... It's a complete chardonnay."

It's a powerful Chardonnay that makes you sit back and take notice. Full of fruit and body and personality.

A brilliant wine and a rare gem, perfect either for the cellar and/or a special occasion.

98 points
"Bright and shiny light to mid yellow colour; roasted hazelnut and lemon curd aromas, a suggestion of marzipan or almond. The wine is intense and precise on the palate, beautifully focused and concentrated yet with great poise and finesse, the finish powering long with a cleansing, refreshing follow-through. Beautiful chardonnay, with great potential."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

98 points - "Bright and shiny light to mid yellow colour; roasted hazelnut and lemon curd aromas, a suggestion of marzipan or almond. The wine is intense and precise on the palate, beautifully focused and concentrated yet with great poise and finesse, the finish powering long with a cleansing, refreshing follow-through. Beautiful chardonnay, with great potential." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

Customer Reviews

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 2 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
2 reviews
  • RW
    Richard W.
    Verified Buyer
    12 months ago
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    2023 By Farr GC Chardonnay
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    The best

    Literally one of the best Chardonnays I have had.

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  • SJ
    Sang J.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    6 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Reviewing
    2022 By Farr GC Chardonnay
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    By Far the best one yet!

    The GC Chardonnay continues to impress, the '16 last year was a good year but the '17 seems to be the best one so far!

    Very complex, full of minerality and the price point is unbelievable for this quality. Big fan!

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The fruit is hand-picked then whole-bunch pressed in the winery. All the solids are collected and chilled before being put to barrel, which are 50 per cent new French oak. A natural fermentation will occur at cool temperatures over the next one to two months, and then a small amount of stirring helps start malolactic fermentation. The wine is then racked, fined and lightly filtered before bottling 11 months after picking. A complete chardonnay.

The wine has an amazing smoothness and calmness that stretches the length of the palate, surrounded with textured fruit and mineral elements. We have been playing with the fruit from these vineyards for more than 8 years, fine tuning the style of wine that these vineyards are producing. What a result once it all came together.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type White
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Geelong
Australian State VIC
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High Score
Reviewed By The Real Review
Critic Score 98
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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By Farr

Gary Farr is one of the most iconic winemakers in Victoria, or indeed, the country. He was responsible for taking Bannockburn in Geelong to the startling heights it reached as one of the benchmark producers of Burgundian varieties in the country. His own label, By Farr, is quite simply one of Australia's finest producers.

The Farr vineyards are based in the Moorabool Valley in Geelong, with a wide array of ancient soils resulting in small yields of incredibly intensely flavoured Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Shiraz and Viognier. With Gary's son Nick now making the wines, as well as taking his own Farr Rising label to monumental heights, this is a project set to dominate Geelong wine for years to come.

If you want to see one of the country's great winemaking families at work, anything by the Farrs will be one of the best examples of its kind in the country. Sheer class, guaranteed.

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