95 Points - Gary Walsh
Garagiste is one of Australia's brightest cool-climate producers, created by Barnaby Flanders back in 2006. Crafting an impressive range of small-batch Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Garagiste has a focus on expressing the single-sites and sub-regions of the Peninsula.
This 2023 Garagiste Merricks Chardonnay is another impressive Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay made from grapes grown on the 27 year old vineyard. It’s a knockout: punchy, pure, intensely flavoured and wildly delicious, with serious horsepower impressively contained. This is a Chardonnay of great pedigree and substance.
"95 Points. Woah this is so intense, it’s kind of like staring at the sun. It bursts with lime, grapefruit, green melon and nectarine (that just about covers it), has some salty pastry dough, and a little cinnamon. It’s very flinty and tight, but there’s also an explosion of flavour, and the finish is very long, saline and chalky textured. Quite a wine. Tasted: May24 13% alc. $50. Screwcap Drink: 2025 - 2032+"- Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.
