96 Points - Ray Jordan | RRP $40
Based in the Tamar Valley in northern Tasmania, Holm Oak is a family-owned winery of husband-and-wife team of winemaker Bec Duffy and viticulturalist Tim Duffy. With a focus on estate-grown, small volumes wines, this impressive winery consistently delivers outstanding expressions of their cool-climate varietals.
This 2024 Holm Oak Chardonnay is another refined and elegant cool climate Tasmanian Chardonnay. The nose displays vibrant aromas of citrus fruit, apricot kernel and white peach. The palate is beautifully structured, with these quality fruit flavours shining through with excellent intensity and balance. Supported by subtle quality French oak and lively acidity, this is an impressive Chardonnay that will offer plenty of joy over the coming decade.
"96 Points. Oh, I do like this excellent Chardonnay which embraces three clones from two vineyards. Everything pretty much happened naturally with gentle pressing to 30% new and the remainder one to four-year-old oak. Fragrant florals with a mix of vanilla bean and spices complement the peachy melon characters. It’s a gentle wine that builds relentlessly through the palate to a sustained finish. The mouthfeel is exquisite with fine acid and fine-grained oak sitting perfectly. A super wine. $40. Drink: 2024 - 2032"- Ray Jordan, Winepilot.com.
"94 Points. Light straw in the glass with characters of lemon, grapefruit and nectarine with underlying hints of white flowers, lemon butter, lime zest, crème fraîche, softly spoken creamy oak, almond meal, sea spray and stone. Quite a high-tensile wine on the palate with pure citrus and a creamy, spicy tone drawn into focus by a scintillating line of acidity with plenty of drive, spice and citrus on the finish. Crisp and refreshing without a doubt. 12.5% alc. $40"- Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion.
