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Description
Apsley Gorge has become one of Tasmania’s cult names, and the Chardonnay is a big part of that story. From just a single hectare of vines, the 2024 release gave a meagre four barrels – barely 100 dozen bottles in total. Scarcity aside, what’s in the glass more than justifies the reputation.
Brian Franklin has been making wine here since the late ’90s, honing his craft over two decades of vintages in Gevrey-Chambertin with the Charlopin family. That Burgundian influence shows, but this is no copycat. The fruit comes from a wild, windswept site on Tasmania’s east coast, and the wines carry that imprint – saline, taut, and built on natural acidity.
The 2024 Chardonnay is tightly coiled and deeply intense. The nose is precise, almost understated, but the palate bursts open with layers of ripe citrus, stone fruit, struck flint, and a touch of creamy oak. There’s richness, yes, but it’s harnessed by line and length rather than weight. The texture is superb – bright, chalky, and energetic – with the kind of balance that promises graceful ageing over the next decade.
For a vineyard that started life in the early ’90s as a fisherman’s side project, Apsley Gorge has become one of the great Chardonnay producers of the country. This 2024 is one of the best yet.
| Price Bracket | $51 to $100 |
| Type | White |
| Body | Full Bodied |
| Variety | Chardonnay |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Tasmania |
| Australian State | TAS |
| Size | 750ml |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
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