95 points - "The 2023 Waverley Vineyard Chardonnay is tighter and more linear than the comparatively fleshy 2024 tasted alongside. Here, the wine is rich and mouth-filling, complex, long and salty. I like the persistence here; it lingers well beyond the close of play and makes for great drinking. This is a super wine. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

95 points - "Made by Ricky Evans, the Waverley vineyard is located just to the east of Launceston and is one of the coolest of the Woodlawn vineyard sites. Pale straw with a tight aromatic profile of lemon, grapefruit and nectarine with hints of spiced oatmeal, vanillin cream, crushed riverstone, almond paste and nougat. Tight and high-tensile with a stony, savoury palate presence, lemony fruit and a finish like sucking on a river pebble. I love it." - Dave Brookes Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "A gentle chardonnay with soft, peachy fruit characters, a dose of pulpy grapefruit freshness, some vanilla cream and vanilla wafer characters with dashes of halva and faint lemonade notes. It’s a wine of subtle nature, long flavour, genial, cinnamon and clove spice with a seamlessness and supple nature, including the plush landing at the finish. Plenty of charm here. Modest overall." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93 points - "The best is yet to come for this wine, but its bones are classy – bright, energetic, and finely etched. Aromatically, it opens with attractively bitter tones of preserved lemon and green almond, underpinned by subtle, fine cedar. With time in the glass, fruit notes emerge: white nectarine, nashi pear, and Meyer lemon. It’s furled and tensile, needing a little coaxing, with lees-derived dough notes gradually filling out the profile. The palate mirrors that high-toned, taut feel – white grapefruit, tight lemon, and saline minerality sit at the fore, supported by a substratum of fine cedar and gentle nougat. Leesy dough notes carry through in the mouth perfume. A well-shaped frame of chalky phenolics and firm, lemon-drenched acidity brings structure and drive, finishing fresh, composed, and even." - Tom Kline (Wine Pilot)

Waverley is situated just to the east of Launceston, with a little bit of elevation, it is more influenced by the surrounding mountains, rather than the Tamar River. This vineyard was planted in 2005, and we have farmed out ourselves since 2015. At the time, the owner had stepped away, and the vineyard was derelict. Naively, I went and knocked on the door of the owner, convincing him to let me take it on. Five years later I was still sorting it out, and producing very light crops, but always great quality.

A super small parcel from a site that seems to ripen chardonnay almost at a standstill. This is our last parcel each year. Whole bunch pressed, sent directly to a mix of French puncheons & barrique for wild ferment. Some portions are allowed to proceed through MLF, and the wine sees around 11 months on full lees in barrel, before transfer to tank to rest for another 4 months.