95 Points - Gary Walsh
Hay Shed Hill's Block Series wines represent the best of the best from this outstanding Margaret River vineyard. These outstanding wines are produced from small parcels of fruit for individual blocks on the Hay Shed Hill vineyard, with the Block 6 Chardonnay made from vines planted in 1975.
The 2023 Hay Shed Hill Block 6 Chardonnay opens with fine lifted, mineral aromatics with some subtle savoury flinty notes. The palate is vibrant and complex with fresh pear, citrus and white peach flavours, with impressive intensity and length. A Margaret River Chardonnay of subtle complexity, this has enormous appeal in the short to medium-term.
"95 Points. Block 6 being 1975 plantings of the Gin Gin clone. I think we will be in for something of a treat with 2023 Margaret River Chardonnay. This is fine-boned, but delivers flavour. I’m thinking white peach, a little lime and apple/pear, nutmeg and cinnamon, with a cooling basil perfume. It has some gloss and glide, but also has a gentle flinty grip, a little bit nutty and saline, with a long cool finish of excellent length. It’s all just so. Pure and effortless. It glides. Tasted: Apr24 13% alc $50 Screwcap Drink: 2024 - 2033+"- Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.
