2023 TarraWarra Estate Chardonnay

Highly Rated
A no-nonsense, beautifully pitched Chardonnay that shows off TarraWarra’s best fruit without trying to show off.
4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
2 Reviews

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TarraWarra has been doing its thing in the Yarra since the early ’80s, long before the region became a hot name on wine lists. It’s a place with serious pedigree but zero fuss - the kind of estate where the wines, the restaurant, and even the onsite art gallery all hum along with quiet confidence.

The 2023 Chardonnay comes from a cool, low-yielding year that’s delivered all the good stuff - bright citrus, stone fruit, a little hazelnut, and that trademark Yarra freshness. There’s a flicker of salinity through the finish that gives it drive and makes you want another glass. This isn’t one of those heavy, buttery Chardonnays; it’s got texture and flavour, but it stays light on its feet.

What’s especially cool here is that they pulled the best fruit across the blocks into this wine - no reserve bottling for 2023 - so what you’re getting is basically the top cut. It’s drinking beautifully now, and you don’t need to overthink it.

95 points
"Engaging from the moment I stuck my nose in it!... The sort of wine where one sip beckons the next."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points
"Elegant style but the fresh, elongated hit of flavour is pretty gorgeous... It’s both fresh and flavoursome, and the balance is perfect."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

95 points - "Made from fruit that was sourced across the property: from the original plantings in '83, through to the youngest planting in '20. A very bright green gold. Engaging from the moment I stuck my nose in it! Aromas of ripe, but not overdone, white peach and nectarine together with a little spice. Just as good on the textured, saline and very long palate. The sort of wine where one sip beckons the next." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

93 points - "Sarah Fagan didn’t start at TarraWarra Estate until after the 2023 vintage but she finished this wine and saw it to bottle. It was pulled out of barrel earlier than usual. A decision was also made not to release a reserve chardonnay from 2023; the best material went into this. Elegant style but the fresh, elongated hit of flavour is pretty gorgeous. Pears and peaches, some tutti fruity aromatics, texture, and a fresh sail of fruit flavour through the finish. It’s a bit of a half-way house between past Tarrawarra releases and what I imagine will be the new, but this wine has drinkability written all over it. It’s both fresh and flavoursome, and the balance is perfect." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 2 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 1 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
2 reviews
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    2021 Tarrawarra Estate Chardonnay
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Nice!

    Drank this over Christmas, very happy!

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    David E.
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    2021 Tarrawarra Estate Chardonnay
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2018 TerraWarra Estate Chardonnay

    Value for money, doesn’t disappoint.

A small but high quality vintage. A cool spring followed by a mild and wet growing season saw low yields. This gave us lovely fruit concentration, depth of flavour and balanced acidities.

Initial aromatics of citrus, being lemon & bergamot based, give way to subtle notes of white flowers & a slight hint of wet stones.

Flavours of ripe citrus, white nectarine and grilled hazelnuts. Refreshing, yet balanced acidity complements the intensity of the fruit profile. A crisp and textural finish with a subtle hint of salinity, helps drive the wine and aid in further complexity.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type White
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Yarra Valley
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
93
Alcohol 13%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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