95 points - "From a vineyard in Gruyere on the Valley floor. 10% new oak, and no mlf. A bright yellow green. Nicely poised with its aromas of white peach, flowers, lemon zest and light marine scents. Equally subtle on the well-balanced and very even palate, finishing tensile and long. It's terrific, even now, but will continue to blossom over the short to medium term." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

94 points - "This is such an enjoyable wine, not least for one that’s so finely-wrought and understated. White peach, green apple, grapefruit, vanilla wafers, a little spice, fresh mint, with a distinct sea spray thing happening. It’s cool and clean, lightly spiced, crisp with apple and grapefruit, a fine dustiness to texture, a little bit juicy too, with a zesty finish of excellent length. Lovely. Highly recommended." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

This wine was crafted from a small parcel of Chardonnay from a vineyard in Gruyere situated on grey clay loam soils nestled in the gently undulating slopes of the Yarra Valley floor. The two clones are 277 and 95, harvested on the same day, destemmed, pressed and co-fermented in French oak barriques. 10% of the blend is new oak with one second fill barrel, one third fill and the rest old, more seasoned oak.

Once chilled, destemmed and gently pressed the juice was transferred to barrel with a generous amount of solids for primary fermentation and inoculated with two different stains is yeast to promote a complimentary aromatic profile. After primary fermentation was complete the wine was then stirred, topped with more chardonnay lees and a small addition of sulphur was made. No secondary fermentation took place. The barrels then underwent Bâtonnage every 4 to 6 weeks and 9 months maturation on full yeast lees before being blended, stabilized, minimally fined, filtered and bottled. The wine is vegan.

A bright glossy bouquet of preserved lemon, fresh cut hay and summer stone fruit. Precise with fine boned acidity, salinity persists with hints of lemon pith, orchard fruits and ginger snap biscuit on the palate. A hint of creamy oak persists on the finish.